No less than 155 persons have died in Gashua and Potiskum
areas of Yobe State over the last six days after exhibiting symptoms related
with Coronavirus, according to reports.
The deaths, which have caused panic among residents of the
state, is similar to the situation experienced in Kano recently where people in
large numbers died consistently for several days to what had now been confirmed
by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to be the virus.
Between April 30 and May 5, 98 people died in Potiskum, a source said on Wednesday
"Cemeteries are now the busiest places in these towns.
"In Gashua town, at least 57 have died. Those dying
are mostly elders, yet the state Committee on COVID-19 is sleeping in Damaturu
as if nothing is happening," another source familiar with the situation,
said.
It was also gathered that instead of
addressing the challenges his state was facing, Governor Mai Mala Buni has been
away in Abuja where he spends more than 80 per cent of his time since being
elected into office.
Recall that Buni recently gifted 14 Emirs luxury Sports
Utility Vehicles worth over N600m despite the poverty rate in the state.
-----SAHARAREPORTERS
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