Seven
persons lost their lives in Kano state during the celebration of the
victory of General Muhammadu Buhari victory on Tuesday night
Emergency
workers have said.
Our correspondent reports that five out of the
seven persons were children who were crushed by a motorist riding on
high speed along Kofar Dawanau in Dala local government area of the
state.
An emergency worker at the Murtala Mohammed Specialist
Hospital told Daily Trust that seven persons were confirmed dead at the
hospital on Tuesday night.
He said the deceased were brought to
the hospital from different locations were residents trooped out to
celebrate Buhari’s victory.
When our correspondent went to the
hospital around 10.am on Wednesday, nine persons who sustained various
degrees of injuries were seen at the Emergency unit receiving medical
attention.
In an interview, Rabiu Adamu who was at the emergency unit
said he was hit by a speeding vehicle when he went out to their
neighbourhood in order to watch the celebration.
“Five persons
were confirmed dead when we were brought to the Hospital, their lifeless
bodies have been taken by their parents,” he said.
A 10-year-old
boy who was brought from Bebeji local government area of the state was
seen with injuries on his head and legs at the emergency unit.
Daily Trust learnt only two corpses were deposited at the morgue.
One
of the workers told our correspondent that one of the deceased was a
boy who was hit by a speeding vehicle and that the other was killed by
political thugs.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the Kano Police Command, ASP Magaji Musa Majia said the case has not been formally reported.
He
urged the general public to be cautious in the celebration to avoid
more casualties, just as he advised parents to warn their children
against jumping to major roads in celebration.
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