At least 10 persons have lost their lives while 50 others are undergoing kidney related treatments since after the recent consumption of suspected killer drinks in Kano.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, who confirmed the number of deaths while giving updates on the recent incident, said 400 persons are currently on admissions at government hospitals.
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Tsanyawa, in a video message that was made available to newsmen in Kano explained that over 50 persons are currently undergoing kidney related treatment in government hospitals.
The commissioner warned residents on consumption of juices during this period of Ramadan to avoid catastrophic consequences
Tsanyawa in the one minute, twenty-one seconds video said, ”As you are aware, the Ministry of Health had in the recent past announced the outbreak of a strange disease traceable to the consumption of substandard juices.
He said, “The consumption of this fake and substandard product has telling effects on the kidney, and other vital organs of the body”.
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The commissioner cautioned that, “Due to excessive heat that coincides with Ramadan, there is a possibility for high patronage of juices; I want to use this opportunity to caution residents to be on the watch-out”.
Kano had over the past couple of weeks been battling with an outbreak of a strange disease that has further stretched the health challenges of the bubbling state.
The Thursday update by the Health commissioner came after a major breakthrough by the NAFDAC’s arrest of the suspects behind selling the Kano killer drinks.
Speaking to our reporter, the Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Hajiya Hadiza Namadi said the video on the update of the incident was meant to further warn residents against taking the killer drinks because traders were still selling the product to residents despite what happened.
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Recall that NAFDAC) had last week explained that it found out that the chemical added to the killer flavoured drink that led to the death of three persons earlier in the state contained ‘Hyroxylamine,’ used for terrorism.
The regulatory agency disclosed that all the merchants of the deadly chemicals and additives had been apprehended while further investigations were ongoing.
