The Muslim Rights
Concern (MURIC) has insinuated that the COVID-19 crisis in Kano could be an
attempt to reduce the population of northern Muslims.
Strange deaths have
been recorded in Kano but the government attributed them to other causes such
as diabetes, hypertension and acute malaria.
Ishaq Akintola,
director of MURIC, in a statement on Tuesday, said the strange deaths in the
state are unusual and he asked the federal government to intervene immediately.
He said with Kano
being a state that is strategically positioned, the disease can easily spread
to neighbouring states if it is not contained.
Describing the
situation in Kano as “fishy”, Akintola questioned how the Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control got the figures of confirmed COVID-19 cases for Kano “when the
only testing centre in Kano has been locked up”.
“Too many people are
dying in Kano these days. It is too unusual. We suspect COVID-19. We need help
in Kano very urgently. This is an S.O.S. The Federal Government must act with
dispatch,” he said.
“We cannot afford to
play the waiting game in this matter. We may not overwhelm COVID-19 even if we
succeed in containing it in the rest of the country. This is because Kano is
strategically positioned. The virus can easily spread to the North West, North
East and then down South.
“Records have shown
that the advent of the virus in some Northern states is not unconnected with
the ancient city of Kano. That is an indication that the virus is very active
in Kano State. Kano already has 77 cases of Coronavirus at the last count but
even that figure is debatable.
“More disturbing is
the rumour that the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the state has
locked up its offices and its officials are not responding to distress calls.
The only testing centre in Kano which is situated at the Aminu Kano Teaching
Hospital has also been allegedly locked up. So where did NCDC get its figure on
Kano? Something is fishy here.
“Is this a
deliberate attempt at debilitating Northern population with its attendant
impact on Muslim majority population in the country?
“We, therefore,
demand an inquiry into circumstances surrounding the alleged closure of NCDC
office in Kano State as well as the paucity of testing centres in the whole
North.
“We advise Kano
citizens in particular and the rest of Nigerians, in general, to take half a
tea-spoonfull of habat as-sauda (black seed) with honey every morning to boost
their immunity. Warm water should be added thereafter. During his lifetime,
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) recommended habat as-sauda as remedy for
all diseases. Some COVID-19 patients have also testified to the effectiveness
of habat as-sauda.
“Apart from this, we
must be frank with ourselves. We should stop disobeying health officials and
the authorities .”
Akintola asked the
government to make sure “violators of lockdown rules must be dealt with
according to the law while the lockdown on Kano must not be lifted until the
rate of death slows down to a reasonable level”.
“Nigerian Muslims
are currently enjoying a majority status in the area of demography. We must
avoid anything capable of decimating our population,” he said.
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