No fewer than eight persons have been confirmed dead after a strange disease ravaged Dungurawa village, in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The strange disease, report says, started about a week ago in the community and has created panic as it was said to be claiming lives almost on a daily basis.
A resident, who lost three children, Malam Suleiman Musa Tafida, told newsmen that his third son died Tuesday afternoon after losing two other children to the strange disease.
“My two children Umar and Khadija died last Friday and Saturday while Ibrahim died today, they all had the same symptoms and died after a very short while. Umar died at home while Khadeeja died at the hospital,” said Suleiman Tafida.
The Ward Head of the area Malam Dahiru, who confirmed the situation to newsmen, noted that they have informed the health department of the local government, calling for help from the state government to address the outbreak as the whole village has been thrown into confusion.
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