Substandard juice kill Ten in Kano State
The Kano state government says 10 persons have died due to the consumption of substandard juice currently in circulation in the state.
In a social media post made by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, he also confirmed that about 400 others are currently on admissions at various hospital while 50 others are undergoing kidney-related treatments.
The Commissioner cautioned residents of the state against the consumption of killer juice which has an effect on the kidney and other vital organs of the body.
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 state.
The Thursday update by the Commissioner for Health came on the heels of a major breakthrough by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC’s arrest of the suspects behind the Kano killer drinks.
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (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 said all the merchants of the deadly chemicals and additives had been apprehended while further investigations have continued.
