Eleven Persons have died following an outbreak of suspected case of cholera,while over forty seven have been hospitalised in Bebeji local government area of Kano state.
The Nation gathered three villages, namely Hayin Madaci, Kuki and Falli Sarki were said to have been affected in Bebeji local government area of Kano.
A Youth
Leader in the area Ubale Dawud Abubakar said the villages have being
battling the suspected cholera outbreak for over a week now.
He said they have reported case to the authorities, but awaiting response.
Musa
Abdullahi, the father of six children, said the eleventh person that
died as a result of the disease was buried on Sunday evening ,
He said about 47 persons are being treated at homes and some patent
medicine stores around as the villages lack clinic or hospital.“Even member of the state assembly, Abubakar Galadima Kuki is from this area , we have tried to get in touch with him to know our situation but to no avail,” said Ubale Abubakar.
Malama Habiba Muhammad , a mother of four lost her daughter , Fausiya aged three on Sunday after vomiting and stooling since Thursday afternoon .
“
Incidentally my daughter started stooling and vomiting on Thursday
afternoon after visiting our neighbour that two of their children are
having similar disease. I tried administering some drugs I bought from a
patent medicine store but the situation did not improve,” Malama
Habiba said.
“Although we ought to have taken her to the closest hospital in our village in Tiga town, but the clinic has been closed for sometime”.
The village Head Malam Tijjani Abdullahi Kuki who also confirmed the cholera outbreak on Sunday evening said he plans to inform the District Head tomorrow Monday on the situation of the residents.
Efforts to speak with Bebeji Local Government Council Chairman Ali
Namadi Bebeji proved abortive as his mobile phone line was not going
through.
When
contacted, the state Commissioner of Health Dr lbrahim Getso told The
Nation on phone Sunday night that a team of medical personnel have been
drafted to the affected areas to ascertain the situation and details of
their findings would be made Known.
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