The Federal Government has backtracked after attributing the mysterious deaths in Kano State to COVID-19.
Since recording its first case of the disease on April 11, Kano has witnessed strange demises which the state government attributed to other causes but COVID-19.
After an extensive analysis, Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in the state, Sani Gwarzo, told reporters on Sunday that “we are successful in identifying what the problems are.
“Let me inform us that most of the deaths recorded of recent and tests carried out showed that coronavirus was the cause,” he was quoted as saying.
“So, before the final report which will be ready in the next one week or few days, it is necessary for the people of Kano to wake up from their slumber that this is a serious issue.”
However, Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire, on Tueaday stated that there is no evidence that this deaths are related to coronavirus.
Addressing lawmakers, Ehanire said investigations into the deaths in the state are of three streams and there is no result yet linking them to COVID-19.
“That test is still going on, and there are no results,” he said.
“There was never a case of him (the task force coordinator) saying 80 percent ofper cent died from that or any other disease at all.
“The person did not ever say that the people died from coronavirus.”
He added that 95 percent offer centres in the state are in about seven municipal councils, making it more necessary to restrict movements.
So what about the huge sums of money sent to fight covid in Kano, will it be returned since the deaths are not covid related? The worst tactics of hiding and denying, approbating and reprobating playing with the sensibilities of Nigerians will not help the government or Nigerians who are the most gullible people on Earth.