Electricity Bills: AKTH confirms death of 3 patients as KEDCO restores power supply

By Bashir Bello

KANO — The Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) has confirmed the decease of 3 patients astatine its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) pursuing a disruption successful energy proviso to the hospital.

The infirmary spokesperson, Hauwa Inuwa, disclosed that 4 patients were connected beingness enactment astatine the ICU during the outage, but sadly 3 of them did not survive.

She explained that the substance was aboriginal resolved aft a gathering betwixt the hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Professor Abdurrahman Abba Sheshe; the Managing Director of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Dr. Abubakar Shuaibu Jimeta; and the Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.

“The Managing Director, instantly aft the meeting, directed KEDCO engineers to reconnect energy to the hospital,” she said.

In a connection signed by Hauwa Inuwa Dutse of the AKTH Information Unit, the infirmary confirmed that powerfulness proviso had been restored, assuring the nationalist that diligent information and continuity of healthcare services stay its apical priority.

The connection besides expressed appreciation to the Kano State Commissioner of Police and KEDCO’s absorption for their intervention, portion reaffirming the hospital’s committedness to settling each outstanding energy bills.

Similarly, KEDCO’s spokesperson, Sani Bala, confirmed that powerfulness had been reconnected to the hospital. He explained that the incidental occurred erstwhile institution unit attempted to abstracted energy proviso to the infirmary facilities from the residential unit quarters owed to reported wastage, but were denied access.

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