Death controversy: Undertakers worry over increasing burials, Kano State Govt reacts - Voice Air Media
By Tunde Olorungbotemi
Amid the Coronavirus lockdown in Kano state, some undertakers in the state have expressed worries over the increasing rate of burials in the past one week.
According to DailyTrust, over 150 people were reported to have died in Kano between Friday and Saturday and were buried in three cemeteries.
Bashir Mohammed, one of the undertakers at the Dandolo cemetery in Goron Dutse, Dala local government area of the state was quoted to have said:
“This is worrisome, we are becoming overwhelmed by what we are seeing here these days because to me, the way people are dying is not ordinary.”
Mohammed reportedly said between Saturday and Sunday, more than 30 people were buried in the cemetery, and this was in contrast to the maximum daily record of 10 burials.
The newspaper also reported that 61 persons were buried over the weekend at the Abattoir cemetery near Kofar Mazugal. Most of the deaths were said to be from Zage, Darma, Sharifai and Gabari and Zangon Barebari communities in Kano municipal.
file photo for illustrative purpose
Although, residents did not link the cause of the death to COVID-19, as of Monday, Kano recorded 59 cases of the disease with one death, putting the state in a third place behind Lagos and the federal capital territory (FCT) with 376 and 89 cases respectively.
While speaking with a resident of the state, Mr Balogun Nasir, said North always face with some health challenges before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reacting, the state task force on COVID-19 said it has activated the community informants structure of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to report deaths and cause of deaths and has also deployed officers in all cemeteries to count bodies brought in for burial every day.
Auwalu Abdu Fagge, the state health educator, in a statement said: “We cannot afford to let the good people of Kano to panic and lose confidence in our response. I must state that we are more courageous than ever in a bid to contain this pandemic.”
Meanwhile, Kano State Government on Monday dismissed rumour of mass death in Kano, following upsurge in activities on a number of cemetery located within the metropolis.
According to report obtained by VAM, Auwalu Abdu Fagge, State Health Educator/Secretary, Risk Communication Sub Committee on COVID-19 said,
“this particular rumor has been investigated and found to be untrue and must be dispelled.”
The Secretary, Risk Communication Sub Committee on COVID-19 also explained that “the task force has activated community informants structure of WHO to report death and cause of death and have also deployed officers to all burial grounds to count bodies brought in for burial everyday (the workers would conduct 2 shifts).”
VAM News has gathered that the Kano state governor will make a broadcast tomorrow or in the evening to speak to the residents on the Lockdown that will end tomorrow, 22nd April.
Amid the Coronavirus lockdown in Kano state, some undertakers in the state have expressed worries over the increasing rate of burials in the past one week.
According to DailyTrust, over 150 people were reported to have died in Kano between Friday and Saturday and were buried in three cemeteries.
Bashir Mohammed, one of the undertakers at the Dandolo cemetery in Goron Dutse, Dala local government area of the state was quoted to have said:
“This is worrisome, we are becoming overwhelmed by what we are seeing here these days because to me, the way people are dying is not ordinary.”
Mohammed reportedly said between Saturday and Sunday, more than 30 people were buried in the cemetery, and this was in contrast to the maximum daily record of 10 burials.
The newspaper also reported that 61 persons were buried over the weekend at the Abattoir cemetery near Kofar Mazugal. Most of the deaths were said to be from Zage, Darma, Sharifai and Gabari and Zangon Barebari communities in Kano municipal.
file photo for illustrative purposeAlthough, residents did not link the cause of the death to COVID-19, as of Monday, Kano recorded 59 cases of the disease with one death, putting the state in a third place behind Lagos and the federal capital territory (FCT) with 376 and 89 cases respectively.
While speaking with a resident of the state, Mr Balogun Nasir, said North always face with some health challenges before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reacting, the state task force on COVID-19 said it has activated the community informants structure of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to report deaths and cause of deaths and has also deployed officers in all cemeteries to count bodies brought in for burial every day.
Auwalu Abdu Fagge, the state health educator, in a statement said: “We cannot afford to let the good people of Kano to panic and lose confidence in our response. I must state that we are more courageous than ever in a bid to contain this pandemic.”
Meanwhile, Kano State Government on Monday dismissed rumour of mass death in Kano, following upsurge in activities on a number of cemetery located within the metropolis.
According to report obtained by VAM, Auwalu Abdu Fagge, State Health Educator/Secretary, Risk Communication Sub Committee on COVID-19 said,
“this particular rumor has been investigated and found to be untrue and must be dispelled.”
The Secretary, Risk Communication Sub Committee on COVID-19 also explained that “the task force has activated community informants structure of WHO to report death and cause of death and have also deployed officers to all burial grounds to count bodies brought in for burial everyday (the workers would conduct 2 shifts).”
VAM News has gathered that the Kano state governor will make a broadcast tomorrow or in the evening to speak to the residents on the Lockdown that will end tomorrow, 22nd April.
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