Emir Of Rano Burial – The burial of late Emir of Rano Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila Auta Bawo was reportedly attended by a large crowd, most of whom had no nose mask or hand gloves on them for protection against COVID-19.
This development violated the social distancing and lockdown rule put in place by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and exposed attendees to the risk of contracting the deadly virus ravaging the world.
Afriupdate understands that a video surfaced online immediately after the burial, showing a crowd in attendance as they bade the monarch a final goodbye defying the lockdown and social distancing orders.
Despite that they are reportedly dying in their hundreds on a daily basis, Kano people still defy socialdistancing, as they trooped out in thousands for the burial of the late Emir of Rano Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila Auta Bawo, who died mysteriously on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Presidency, through the Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has reacted to the video showing thousands of mourners at the burial of the late emir of Rano, Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila Auta Bawo.
President Buhari’s media Aide, Bashir Ahmad while reacting to the clip said he was told that the burial was attended by less than 20 people, describing the video as fake.
In a tweet on Saturday night, the presidential aide wrote, “The remains of late Emir of Rano buried inside his Palace approximately an hour ago, with less than 20 people attended the burial, but a fake video of thousands of people has been trending throughout the day, purported to be his burial, it was not, Rano Emirate official told me.”
Watch the video Emir of Rano burial below:
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Recall that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday confirmed 220 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2,388.
According to NCDC, the 220 new cases were recorded in this manner; 62-Lagos 52-FCT 31-Kaduna 13-Sokoto 10-Kebbi 9-Yobe 6-Borno 5-Edo 5-Bauchi 4-Gombe 4-Enugu 4-Oyo 3-Zamfara 2-Nasarawa 2-Osun 2-Ebonyi 2-Kwara 2-Kano 2-Plateau 2388 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 385 Deaths: 85″
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