Gov. Ganduje speaks on alleged deaths, burial of 150 people in Kano

The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Politics today, a programme on Channels Television refuted claims that about 150 people died in Kano State in three days.

A report had earlier stated on Tuesday that mass burials were carried out in the state due to an unknown illness, but the governor claimed that the news is false and that investigation is ongoing to unravel the truth.

He however reiterated that just one person had died of the ravaging coronavirus in the state.

He said, “That information two days ago is not correct because we undertook an investigation and the initial report that I received from one grave where some people reported 70 deaths, we found out there were only 13 deaths.

“We will soon get a complete report but I assure you that information is not correct. Looking at previous burials, there is nothing to show that there is an unusual frequency of deaths in Kano State.

“But there is a lot of fake news going around. We have already started arresting some people who are peddling such rumours. Only one death so far has been recorded from coronavirus infection.”