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Kano mysterious deaths: Falana writes minister, demands details  

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A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), on Sunday wrote the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, demanding detailed information about the strange deaths and mass burials reportedly recorded in Kano State in the last few days.

Falana, in the letter, which he signed in his capacity as the Interim Chairman of Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 Action Programme and Beyond, made the request for the information on the strength of the Freedom of Information Act 2011.

He specifically requested a certified true copy of the report of the joint investigation conducted by the federal and Kano State ministries of health “into the strange deaths and mass burials taking place in Kano State”.

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He also demanded that the report should include “the nature and cause of the deaths, the number of casualties and patients currently undergoing treatment in hospitals as well as an outline of the measures being put in place by the Federal Government to stop the strange deaths involving mass burials”.

He threatened that should the minister fail to accede to his group’s request, he would institute a court action against the minister “to compel official disclosure of the findings of the joint team constituted to investigate the cause of the strange deaths and mass burials in Kano State”.

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In his letter dated April 26, Falana noted that during a press briefing held in Abuja a week ago, the minister announced that the Federal Ministry of Health, the Kano State Chief Epidemiologist, officials of the Kano Public Health Department and those of the NCDC had commenced investigation into the strange deaths and mass burials going on in Kano State.

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He added,

“However, we are disturbed to note that the burials have since continued without any official information on the cause of the strange deaths.

“The people of Kano State and Nigerians, in general, are worried over the worsening health crisis as it may spread to other parts of Kano State not yet affected as well as other parts of the country if not urgently addressed.”

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