Four died of strange disease, 24 hospitalized in Sokoto – Tambuwal

…..Condoles families of victims, order search for cure

Gbolahan Salman Sokoto

A new disease has hits Sokoto  metropolis claiming four lives while another twenty four others are currently on hospital bed receiving treatment.

This is contained in a statement personally signed by the governor of the state, Rt. Honourable Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and made available to newsmen in Sokoto.

According to the statement “The Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon Aminu Tambuwal, on behalf of the government and the entire people in the state, expresses sadness and heartfelt condolences to the families and relations of our fellow citizens, who died from a sickness that has emerged in Helele Area of Sokoto Metropolis.

“It has come to the notice of the Government that the strange sickness has claimed four lives, three within the Helele Community and one while on admission in the hospital. Twenty four other people are currently receiving medical attention in different health facilities in Sokoto.

“The State Government has meanwhile raised a committee of experts, headed by the State Commissioners of Health and of Environment, with a view to investigating the disease and finding its cure and prevention.

“In addition, the Government has taken responsibility for the treatment of the people undergoing medical attention due to the illness and wish them quick recovery and return to their families and loved ones”.

The governor while urging for calm, enjoins members of the public to observe the habits of sanitation and hyegine and be steadfast in supplications for Divine intervention in this challenging period.

He further prayed that Allah should forgive those who have lost their lives to all illnesses and other causes, heal those, who are afflicted and protect us all from ordeals, known and unknown.