THE INTENSIFIED REPORT

Alhaji Abdulhamid Sani, APC Chairman in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina have been killed by bandits. The 55 year-old Sani was killed Sunday by bandits in a shooting rampage. According to a source, the assailants came from a forest on a motorcycle and opened fire, killing him on the spot. His body, it was learnt, had been deposited at the General Hospital in Batsari. Katsina Police Spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed Sani’s death in a statement on Sunday.

Dr Kabir Tijjani, Medical Director of General Hospital, Mani, Katsina State, has died of COVID-19.  He died on Tuesday (May 12)  as reported by Sahara reporters after speaking with a family member of the deceased. The source said the late medical doctor was last week diagnosed with the viral infection and later moved to one of the state’s isolation centres where he died on Tuesday evening. He had since been buried under strict medical supervision based on the global best practices in Katsina. According to the National Centre for Disease Control, Kastina State has recorded 205 cases of the COVID-19 infection. - Sahara reporters