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11 kilometers from the bustling city of Kano, a quiet tragedy unfolds in Gogel and Yandachi communities of Warawa LGA.<\/p>
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Gogel is predominantly inhabited by the Hausa\/Fulani ethnic group, and the Hausa language is widely spoken. The local economy is vibrant, with significant activities in farming, pottery, and animal rearing.<\/p>
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Key crops grown in the area include sorghum, sugarcane, tomatoes, onions, and groundnuts, and the primary form of business here is trading in goods.<\/p>
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Water scarcity is a significant issue here, impacting daily life and contributing to the community's struggle to achieve sustainable development.<\/p>
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The primary source of water is far from safe; it is contaminated with greenish substances such as Hydrilla and Algae. This pond water serves both humans and livestock.<\/p>
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With little or no means of purification, the residents drink this polluted water, committing themselves to the health risks it poses.<\/p>
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In Gogel, the primary source of water is an open well filled with greenish, unclean water. <\/p>
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Despite the warnings from health officials, the community members of Gogel have no alternative but to drink the contaminated water.<\/p>
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The pond, teeming with microorganisms and aquatic plants, has become the lifeline for the community, its dangers are ignored out of sheer desperation.<\/p>
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A pond where residents fetch water from in Gogel. Photo: Stephen Enoch<\/em><\/p> <\/p> At the pond, this reporter caught up with a group of teenagers fetching contaminated water.<\/p> <\/p> Garba Salim unaware of the dangers of consuming contaminated water affirmed that \u201cThe water does not affect me. I drink it every day,\u201d<\/p> <\/p> He demonstrated by drinking the water. \u201cAs you can see, I am fine, take a sip, it won\u2019t harm you,\u201d he said humorously. <\/p> <\/p> Garba Salim fetching water. Photo: Stephen Enoch<\/em><\/p> <\/p> But Suyudi Saleh, another resident, acknowledges the health crises caused by the unclean water.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cI grew up in this community seeing people drinking this water, but because I am fortunate to live close to a handheld water pump, I do not have to drink this dirty water or use it for any purpose.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cRecently, some children fall ill because of the bad water; they were taken to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. I am afraid of consuming this water because it has caused so much pain to children.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cCholera and other unknown illnesses have been ravaging this community because of this dirty water, but those who cannot afford sachet water or trek the distance resort to drinking it.\u201d<\/p> <\/p> Hajara Musa, a housewife, confirms the illnesses caused by the contaminated water.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cI am aware that some people give their children this water, and it has caused illnesses for children.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cWhen the dry season comes, most of the boreholes dry up, so, we rely on that open source of water.<\/p> <\/p> Hajara Musa. Photo: Stephen Enoch<\/em><\/p> <\/p> 43-year-old Tajudeen Gogel, a farmer in Gogel, told Stallion Times that he grew up drinking from the pond, although he was infected with so many illnesses, he has no better option.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cTill date, I still drink this water and I use it to water my plants as well as my cattle and goats.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cI am aware of the health risks of drinking this water but I know that my body system has gotten used to it; before I can get ill from drinking this water, it will take a long time.\u201d<\/p> <\/p> Tajudeen Gogel. Photo: Stephen Enoch<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Consumption of <\/a>unsafe water<\/a> in these communities has led to outbreaks of waterborne diseases such as cholera and dysentery. The lack of clean water and proper sanitation facilities contributes to high rates of illness and mortality.<\/p> <\/p> In 2023, the French Development Agency (AFD) <\/a>provided<\/a> N28.45 billion (\u20ac64.75 million) to support the Kano Water project. Despite this funding, many communities in the state Yandachi and Gogel still lack access to clean water.<\/p> <\/p> The Federal Ministry of Water Resources in 2018, <\/a>signed a partnership<\/a> agreement for the Expanded Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (PEWASH) program with the Kano State Government where N12.7 billion allocated to the project would significantly enhance water supply access in the state's rural areas .<\/p> <\/p> Stallion Times took water samples from Gogel community and subjected it to a Test for Coliform (a test that is used determine the cleanliness and the presence of harmful pathogens in water) conducted by MAMS Consultancy Services, Kano.<\/p> <\/span><\/p> The Test for Coliform results of the test showed that the water consumed by the communities was unsafe and contaminated with harmful microorganisms.<\/p> <\/p> According to the test result, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, one of the most dangerous bacteria known to cause inward fever, vomiting, and abdominal pain, was present in high proportion.<\/p> <\/p> The water also contains a high concentration of a group of microorganisms, indicating, among other things, faecal contamination and the presence of harmful, disease-causing organisms. These organisms are known as coliforms.<\/p> <\/p> According to Abdu Nasir the examiner, when these species are present in high proportion in any drinking water, they often cause life-threatening diseases such as typhoid, dysentery, hepatitis and others.<\/p> <\/p> Coliform result<\/em><\/p> <\/p> The current State Commissioner of Health, Dr Abubakar Yusuf, in an interview with Stallion Times, shed light on the situation.<\/p> <\/p> He emphasized that there is no confirmed case of cholera at the moment, dispelling rumors speculating that there is cholera in Kano.<\/p> <\/p> According to him, what the ministry is aware of is a gastroenteric entity but not confirmed cholera.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cWe have informed the public about cholera because it is a disease that can kill in hours as it dehydrates persons and makes them lose a lot of water through vomiting and diarrhea.<\/p> <\/p> Kano Commissioner of Health. Photo: Stephen Enoch<\/em><\/p> <\/p> \u201cWe have set up an emergency preparedness and response team which has been activated since the speculations about cholera arose and the increased number of deaths for no reason.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cFindings from the committee revealed that the cause of the unknown deaths was heat, malaria, and suspected cerebral spinal meningitis.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cDuring this cholera scourge in the country, we alerted our EPR team, and we are doing our best to prevent an outbreak of cholera in the state and also handle it effectively if such happens.\u201d<\/p> <\/p> Yandachi, a small village of about 50 minutes trek from Gogel is characterized by its rural setting and reliance on agriculture as the primary economic activity. Residents engage in farming, cultivating crops such as sorghum, maize, and groundnuts.<\/p> <\/p> The community's sole solar-powered borehole, located along Yandachi Road, was commissioned by Dr Kabiru Getso, the former commissioner for Environment, on 17 September 2021.<\/p> <\/p> The borehole now barely produces enough water for even a single household, let alone the entire village.<\/p> <\/p> The children of Yandachi rise before dawn to embark on a grueling search for water, making them stay out of school.<\/p> <\/p> Their small feet traverse several kilometers daily, burdened with heavy buckets and jerrycans, only to return home late in the afternoon, exhausted and hungry.<\/p> <\/p> The dream of quality education, if any, slips further away with each step they take, replaced by the harsh reality of survival in a community where water is scarce.<\/p> <\/p> In the arid community of Yandachi, 52-year-old Yusuf Sa\u2019adu faces an agonizing reality that has not only disrupted daily life but also forced his five school-aged children to abandon their education.<\/p> <\/p> The scarcity of clean water has not only disrupted daily life but has also forced five of school-aged children to abandon school. <\/p> <\/p> \u201cA lot of children in this community have stopped going to school because, in the morning, they have to walk as far as 3-4 kilometers to find water in Na\u2019ibawa, a neighbouring community.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cIf there is too much of a queue and water gets finished before their turn, they have to go as far as Gogel, to get water, which is usually unclean and unsafe,\u201d Yusuf laments.<\/p> <\/p> Yusuf Sa\u2019adu. Photo: Stephen Enoch<\/em><\/p> <\/p> According to him, his children leave the house at 7 a.m. and return by noon, exhausted and too late for school.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cWhen the borehole used to work, our children go to school, but now, it is a sad reality we have to grapple with. There is a shallow well where we used to get water, but it has dried up.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cWe hope that when the rains intensify, it will refill, giving us some succour, even though it will be unclean water,\u201d he said.<\/p> <\/p> Yusuf\u2019s pain is palpable as he describes his dreams for his children.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cI want my children to become public figures who will help the poor and change the situation of this village, but it is only a dream that might not come true because if they don\u2019t go to school, how can they become someone influential in society?<\/p> <\/p> \u201cMy dreams for them might just remain in my imagination, but I sincerely hope that our situation will change for the better so that they will have a better life.\u201d<\/p> <\/p> Six-year-old Abdulmumuni Sa\u2019adu, Yusuf's son, shares his story.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cI want to be a civil engineer so that I can build better houses in my village, construct good roads, and provide potable water for the community.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cMy parents always send us to fetch water every day; the situation makes it impossible to go to school.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cI only receive Islamic lessons that my father teaches me at home. I am not the only one who does not attend school in this community. I have other friends who do not attend school because we always set out to find water in the morning.\u201d<\/p> <\/p> Abdulmumuni Sa\u2019adu. Photo: Stephen Enoch<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Stallion Times reports that communities in Kano State suffer from limited access to potable water, leading to increased health risks and school dropouts.<\/p> <\/p> In Kano, children in rural communities, often <\/a>spend hours<\/a> fetching water, which directly impacts their school attendance. This is particularly true for girls, who are more likely to be tasked with fetching water.<\/p> <\/p> Many children in these areas miss <\/a>out on education<\/a> due to the time spent fetching, exacerbating educational disparities and limiting future opportunities.<\/p> <\/p> This reporter took a tour of Naibawa and other neighboring communities where residents of Yandachi get water from and saw Maimuna Sani during school hours in a queue waiting for her turn to get water.<\/p> <\/p> Maimuna who no longer goes to school narrates:<\/p> <\/p> \u201cI have to obey my parent who have sent me to fetch water for the family. As we speak, they are at home waiting for me to bring the water so that they can cook and use it for other domestic chores.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cI don\u2019t attend school again, and I do not know how I will achieve my dream of becoming a Nurse in the future.<\/p> <\/p> \u201cAs for now, I will continue supporting my parents, and if it is the will of Allah to become a Nurse, it will surely come to pass,\u201d Maimuna said.<\/p> <\/p> Maimuna waiting for her turn to fetch water. Photo: Stephen Enoch<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Today, even with <\/a>reports<\/a> that Kano residents have access to drinking water, the presence of unclean water in Gogel still poses severe health risks as community members awaits any form of intervention, while the scarcity has forced Yandachi children to turned education into an unattainable dream.<\/p> <\/p> This publication was supported by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) through Stallion Times under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development Inclusivity and Accountability Project (CMEDIA) funded by the MacArthur Foundation.<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> By Lukman Abdulmalik <\/strong><\/p> For over 15 years, residents of Tassa village in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area, Local Government Area in Kano, have been battling with activities of dredging and excavation resulting to degradation and, soil contamination, deforestation, coastal erosion, property damage, loss of aquatic biodiversity, ecological destabilization, and sinkholes.<\/p> Sinkhole is a situation where a hole is usually caused by the draining of water in the ground or under a particular earth surface to cause the collapse or sinking of buildings on the surface layer.<\/p> Between 2011 and 2024, there are more than 50 sinkholes due to sand mining.<\/p> The sand miners are busy conducting their activities without regulation about three kilometers away from the settlement of the villagers, causing a huge impact of sinkholes. <\/p> In this investigation, Lukman Abdulmalik<\/strong> exposes how the impact of sand mining is causing deforestation, loss of economic trees, and the threat to over 50 houses.<\/p> Tassa village is rich in farming crops such as rice, millet, corn, cowpea, tomatoes and pepper; it is also blessed with fine sand that has attracted exploration by firms, individuals, and certain government agencies.<\/p> All of the aforementioned natural resources are facing threats from mining activities that is ongoing. And it is causing an increasing number of sinkholes in the village.<\/p> In a day, over 1,000 heavy duty trucks evacuate sand from this small community.<\/p> A heavy duty trucks Evacuating Sand in Tassa<\/em><\/p> According to a certified true copy document obtained from the Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) Abuja on 6 August 2023, there are at least 96 valid sand mining titles in Kano and 51 were granted permission to operate.<\/p> Out of these 51 valid sand mining tiles, 21 are in and around Dawakin Kudu Local government Area (a true census of the titles in Tassa could not be obtained), their operations are randomly carried out in communities where there is huge availability of sand. <\/p> Document obtained from Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, Abuja.<\/em><\/p> Other communities in Dawakin Kudu suffering from sinkholes are Yanciyawa, Kwari, Page, Gam, Dantube, and Gadar Tamburawa. <\/p> In Tassa, bush paths leading to farms, roads in and about the town are sinking, in other cases, where the holes are large, residents convert them to waste disposal sites; walls and houses too are sinking.<\/p> Sinkholes turned to a disposal site. PC: Stallion Times<\/em><\/p> Stallion Times<\/strong> discovered that at least 50 houses in the Tassa have suffered sinkholes, and the impact is still being felt as other houses are on the verge of collapse.<\/p> The huge digging through removal of soil layers, causing the soaking away of water from river Tamburawa has left the residents in man-made natural disaster.<\/p> Yahaya Hussaini, 46, resident of Tassa community decried that his well which has been providing water for his neighbors in the past 20 years has sunk. <\/p> \u201cThis sand mining has become a threat to my well, about 8 years ago the water in the well started decreasing and having an unpleasant taste. <\/p> \u201cWe continued using it, but as of now that I am speaking, the water has dried up while the well has sunk.\u201d<\/p> Stallion Times<\/strong> noticed that Hussaini has filled two of his deep wells that is a source of drinking water because they are sinking.<\/p> Yahaya Hussaini standing close to his sinkhole filled with trash. PC: Stallion Times <\/em><\/p> He asserted that \u201cI filled my wells because when the water dried up, almost every mid-night around 12am I usually heard the sound of something cracking down. <\/p> \u201cI discovered it was my wells that were sinking, so I decided to fill them up to protect my house from falling apart.<\/p> \u201cCurrently I have to walk about 1 kilometer to fetch water as a result of no well in my house.\u201d<\/p> Barrister Habibullahi Muhammad, the poultry owner and farmer's association spokesperson in the community recalled how the horrible sinkholes started in the village.<\/p> He explained that there were two major minners in Tassa; Yammawa & Sons Nigeria Limited and Sani Musa Tamburawa. <\/p> \u201cPreviously it was CCECC, a Chinese company that started the sand mining activities in 2019, but when they releaized that the impact of their activity could lead to litigation, they evacuated the site. <\/p> \u201cYammawa & Sons Nigeria Limited and Sani Musa Tamburawa took over the mining site and continued.\u201d<\/p> Muhammad asserted that the Kano State Government constituted another committee in 2022 to end sand mining but later discovered that most of the members in the committee are major sand miners in Tassa.<\/p> In a chat with Abdulwahab Dantsoho, 52, a Tassa citizen and head of farmers who has worked tirelessly to put an end to sand mining in the village revealed that the wells in two of his houses are currently dried-up.<\/p> According to Dantsoho residents of Tassa village are estimated to be over 3,000 people (There are no official figures, data or documents to confirm the figure), who are at threat to sinkholes.<\/p> \u201cI dug my wells 17 years ago, which has been beneficial to my neighbors, using it for cooking, washing and others.<\/p> \"About 10 years ago, when the sand mining activities started, I noticed that the water in the wells began to drain.<\/p> Sinkhole in Abdulwahab Dantsoho\u2019s residence. PC: Stallion Times <\/em><\/p> \u201cSo I decided to called well diggers to dig the well deeper into the earth, despite that the water keeps reducing in quantity. <\/p> \u201cAs I am talking now, none of my wells have a drop of water, we have speak to relevant government bodies but no action is taken as we have over 50 sinkholes recorded in Tassa. <\/p> \u201cThis continuous sand mining is causing us a lot, spoiling our farm products, contaminating our reserved water, killing our fishing business and many others.\u201d<\/p> Sinkholes Causing Deforestation in Tassa<\/strong><\/p> A visit to different Tassa farming sites, Stallion Times <\/strong>observed that <\/strong>the effect of <\/strong>sand mining and sinkholes has caused severe environmental damage such as erosion and sedimentation. <\/p> The contamination of the only river in the community also affects aquatic organisms, farmlands, and economic trees. <\/p> Dead trees cut-down. PC: Stallion Times <\/em><\/p> The reduction in water quality and quantity also affects agricultural activities and the people of the that rely on water resources.<\/p> Muhammad Khamis Garba, a renowned tomatoes, paper and mango farmer, was highlighted to have lost all his mango trees due to lack of water caused by the sand mining activities. <\/p> His 8 mango trees are currently cut-down. He cannot merchant fruits anymore.<\/p> \"Before the sand mining activity, I normally sold about 27 baskets of mangoes for between N150,000 and N200,000. <\/p> Muhammad Khamis Garba in his farmland. PC: Stallion Times<\/em> <\/p> \"For the past 3 years none of the mango trees produces fruit, as a result of that I cut them down for firewood usage in my home.\u201d<\/p> Stallion Times <\/strong>also observed that most of the trees in Tassa are now snagged with dried leaves, broken roots, sloughing bark, tree leaning, and flaking due to a lack of sufficient nutrients from the soil. <\/p> Talatu Abdulrahaman, 74, mother of 5 and also an economic tree farmer at Tassa, also loss 6 of her mango trees.<\/p> The mangoes have been her major source of income which she caters to her family and relatives. <\/p> Talatu Abdulrahaman. PC: Stallion Times <\/em><\/p> \u201cThis sand mining has caused me a lot of disaster, my well has sunk down and now my trees are gone.<\/p> \u201cIn 2023, I have no option but to cut-down the some trees and use them as firewood because they can no longer produce fruit.<\/p> \u201cThose mango trees have helped me to solve so many of my financial problems; it is with the proceeds that I gave my two daughters out in marriage.<\/p> \u201cBut now both the mangoes and other tress are not bearing fruits well in our community.<\/p> Responding to the plight of the residents, the Executive Secretary Kano Watershed, Erosion and Climate Change Management Agency (KN-WECCMA), Dr. Muhammad S. Khalil, under the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change noted that the government is aware of the sand mining activities in the state especially in Dawakin Kudu, Madobi and other places across the 44 LGAs, as sand mining is a regulated activity. <\/p> He asserted that \u201cwe are developing a climate change policy for the state which has captured issues of land degradation and related matters in order to safeguard the people and the environment, especially farmlands in the affected communities.<\/p> \u201cFor sinkhole awareness, probably yes, as sinkholes are a visible consequence of sand mining, we have carried out sensitization across the 44 LGAs in the state and we are planning to do more across CSOs and MDAs before the implementation of the proposed Policy.<\/p> \u201cWe have the mandate to deal with any issues concerning climate change and social degradation in the state, so we will continue to propose mitigation measures to minimize sinkholes and environmental impact.<\/p> Environmental Impact of Sinkhole <\/strong><\/p> Globally, there are hundreds of sinkholes that were formed around the world with different lengths, widths, and depths.<\/p> In an interview Kabiru Hassan, an environmental Analyst in Bayero University Kano, highlighted that sinkholes threaten water supplies by draining unfiltered water from streams, lakes and wetlands directly into aquifers.<\/p> He asserted that most sinkholes in Nigeria are man-made which mostly occur through sand mining. <\/p> \u201cSinkholes can cause structural damage and instability under buildings, roads and bridges, causing structural cracks in walls and floors.<\/p> \u201cIt could also lead to death or injury when the ground beneath gives way during a sinkhole\u2019s collapse.<\/p> \u201cTo avoid the continuous occurrence of sinkholes, sand mining must be banned mostly in areas that are now close to residents.\u201d<\/p> \u201cTo manage sand resources, the sand must be formalized as a \"strategic resource at all levels of government and society\", while ecosystems degraded by sand mining activities must be restored.<\/p> \u201cSinkholes can contribute to climate change as the process of sand mining releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which contributes to global warming. <\/p> \u201cThe loss of vegetation due to sinkholes can reduce the capacity of natural ecosystems to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.\u201d<\/p> Today, Dantsoho\u2019s house may collapse into sinkhole (causing avoidable loss of lives and properties) if the mining activities continue without regulation.<\/p> Talatu and other residents are left to grapple with high economic losses, which with time can lead to a high rate of destitution in Tassa community and in Kano at large.<\/p> This publication was supported by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) through Stallion Times under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development Inclusivity and Accountability Project (CMEDIA) funded by the MacArthur Foundation.<\/strong><\/p>","slug":"how-sinkholes-poses-threat-to-houses-economic-activities-in-tassa-community","picture":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/duclel6gj\/image\/upload\/v1721982206\/zwktbbwwgmiqnefylhzf.jpg","added_by":"Editor","tag":"","date":"1721982070"},{"id":983,"post_id":"2f1a038d-4467-402d-a186-e25fe986be6a","title":"COVID 19: How Poor Incentives Affected Vaccination in 2 Kano Communities","category":"3b70f7bc-c3ac-41b3-9bab-efa1a6322a71","category_name":"Investigation","subCategory":"","subCategory_name":null,"description":" By Abdulmumin Murtala<\/strong><\/p> Poor remunerations to frontline health workers have affected the COVID-19 vaccination exercise in some communities in Gwale and Kumbotso Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kano State.<\/span><\/p> In both LGAs, there are 86 vaccination centers with the good intention of reaching out to citizens, but the frontline health workers were not properly mobilized in terms of incentives and remunerations.<\/span><\/p> In addition to poor mobilization, and irregular payments of allowances to the frontline health workers, there was the issue of insufficient Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like facemasks and hand gloves in most of the health and vaccination centers in Gwale and Kumbotso LGAs.<\/span><\/p> Investigation revealed that due to poor remunerations, health workers engage in sharp unethical practices to motivate themselves.<\/span><\/p> For instance, a health worker at the Sheka Health Centre in Kumbotso Maryam Isa complained that when they used up the facemasks they were given, they resorted to buying them with their money to protect themselves.<\/span><\/p> She said: \u201cAt the beginning of the vaccination exercise, we were given facemasks and hand gloves but as time went by, everything finished. No supplies were made; we had to buy PPEs to protect ourselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p> However, the government through the office of the Chairman of the Rapid Response Committee on COVID-19, Dr. Tijjani Husain, on its side refutes these allegations saying, \u201cWe have received a lot of donations from various sources that include among others Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN), the then NNPC, Dangote, BUA who gave up to N2b in support of the fight against the pandemic. The items received were subsequently distributed to the 44 local government areas of the state.\u201d<\/span><\/p> Reports from Vanguard Newspaper, Daily Trust Newspaper in Nigeria published on its online edition on 29th April 2021 and 27th April 2020, have shown that PPFN donated N12m worth of PPEs, NNPC donated 100 PPEs and an ambulance as part of the N21b oil and gas industry intervention on Covid-19.<\/span><\/p> Some health workers also complained of inadequate remuneration as their allowances were delayed or completely not paid in the last five months as of the time of compiling this report.<\/span><\/p> A vaccinator, Muhammad Sani of Gwale Health Centre explained that there are three categories of workers that conducted the vaccination exercise, this includes the recorder, the validator, and the vaccination.<\/span><\/p> He said: \u201cThey told us during our training at the height of the COVID-19 that we would be paid N25,000 daily but up until now, we have not received anything in the last three months.<\/span><\/p> \u201cThose who got paid received N12,900 thereby being short-changed N12,100.\u201d<\/span><\/p> A health worker from Kumbotso who begged for anonymity revealed that \u201cthere are two hundred health workers in Kumbotso Local Government Area that were told that World Health Organization (WHO) would be paying them N3,000 each, on daily basis but they were not informed how much the state government will pay them.<\/span><\/p> \u201cThose who were lucky to receive the payments complained of being short-changed, the money cannot even cover our transportation and feeding at work.\u201dMe, I received N2,000 from the WHO for data.\u201d<\/span><\/p> In a discreet conversation with Alhaji Gali Muhammad, a businessman and a resident of Sheka in Kumbotso LGA who travels to China and Dubai complained that COVID-19 affected his business seriously.<\/span><\/p> He said he cannot take the COVID-19 vaccination even though he needs the certificate to complete his travel documents.<\/span><\/p> \u201cI know that I cannot travel without being vaccinated and I will not allow them to vaccinate but I will still get the certificate. I have my connection and it is just a matter of cash.\u201d<\/span><\/p> He claimed that without being vaccinated, people can get the Covid-19 vaccination certificate if they know their ways.<\/span><\/p> Aminu Sani, a resident of Mariri in Kumbotso disclosed that the restriction has helped in getting some people to be vaccinated; especially those who want to travel for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in particular.<\/span><\/p> \u201cMany have been forced against their will to get vaccinated but others have exploited the back door and purchased the COVID-19 certificate.<\/span><\/p> \u201cI couldn\u2019t miss the opportunity to travel to Saudi for pilgrimage that was why I took the vaccination. If I knew of ways to get the documents completed, I would not have allowed myself to be vaccinated.\u201d<\/span><\/p> Another Hajj pilgrim, Ammani Isa, a resident of Kabuga in Gwale LGA who owns a shop at Kwari Market said: \u201cI paid for everything and got my documents and performed the Hajj without being vaccinated. If you know your ways, it is very easy.\u201d<\/span><\/p> He didn\u2019t allow his card to be displayed in public due to personal reasons.<\/span><\/p> Isa\u2019s revelation buttressed the claims of selling COVID-19 vaccination certificates to health workers. The health worker claimed that \u201cwe have sold and are still selling the COVID-19 vaccination certificate at the sum of N5,000; we make the necessary documentation and dispose of the vaccine.<\/span><\/p> \u201cMost of those who buy the certificate are those who want to use it as a travel document for business or pilgrimage.<\/span><\/p> \u201cWe have no choice, we need money to cover our expenses as we are not being paid.\u201d<\/span><\/p> Reacting, the Head of the Department of Health at Gwale LGA Secretariat, Murtala Bello confirmed that there were claims of the sale of vaccination certificates but the authorities are yet to identify anybody involved and have also taken measures to stop it.<\/span><\/p> \u201cWe have heard that people are buying Covid-19 certificates without being vaccinated, but I do not know of any confirmed case.<\/span><\/p> \u201cI have to have satisfactory evidence to confirm that the allegation is true. Though I have just been transferred to Gwale as HOD Health, I do not have any incident in that regard. <\/span><\/p> On the irregular payment of health workers, he confirmed that it is true that they have not been paid but just recently, in January 2023, some of the workers received their payments.<\/span><\/p> \u201cAlso about the issue of payments, indeed, the frontline health workers have not received payments for some time, but recently, they have started receiving their payments.<\/span><\/p> \u201cValidators have received N19,200 each while Recorders have received N12,800 each for data. But the Vaccinators are yet to receive payment.<\/span><\/p> \u201cThe payments are in scales of 3.0, 2.0, and 1.0 and are made by the state government and the donors. The government pays the 3.0 while the National Healthcare Development Agency and WHO pays the 2.0, and 1.0.<\/span><\/p> \u201cThe Vaccinators who are on 3.0 are the ones waiting to be paid by the state government,\u201d he explained.<\/span><\/p> The Supervisory Health Counsellor at Gwale LGA, Hajiya Aisha Haruna who corroborated the allegation said: \u201cYes we have received complaints of health workers selling Covid-19 certificates to people but we are working to trace the clear evidence.<\/span><\/p> \u201cSo far, nobody has come to complain. We are therefore introducing tactics to ensure that only those who are vaccinated get the COVID-19 certification.\u201d<\/span><\/p> <\/span><\/p> This report was supported by CHRICED\u2019s Project of Strengthening Maternal Healthcare through Accountability Interventions in Kano State.<\/strong><\/p> By Yakubu Salisu<\/strong><\/p> According to official data obtained from the Kano State Primary Healthcare Management Board (KSPHCMB), the number of Covid-19 vaccines distributed to Gwale Local Government Area (LGA) as of August 2022 stands at 1,046,038 Covid-19 vaccines while Kumbotso LGA received and 1,341,852.<\/p> The vaccine types administered in the LGAs were Astrazeneca, Oxford, Johnson, and Pfizer.<\/p> Investigation revealed that Gwale and Kumbotso LGAs have a total number of 47 and 39 vaccine centers scattered across communities and the vaccines were massively administered in all of them.<\/p> Despite the mass vaccination exercise embarked on by the Kano State Government targeting 3.4 million residents in the state, an investigation has revealed that PWDs are missing in the records of vaccinated persons. This is because no provision has been made to ensure PWDs are captured in the vaccination process.<\/p> An official of the KSPHCMB who did not want his name mentioned; revealed that no special arrangement was made with regard to persons with disabilities.<\/p> \u201cThere was no arrangement made to attend to persons with disabilities. The vaccines are only provided at the designated centers where people go get them.<\/p> \u201cWe just administer the vaccines to anyone who presents himself or herself but there is no provision for special centers for the PwD Communities, as such we do not have data to show how many PwDs got vaccinated,\u201d added.<\/p> A reality check at some of the Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) and vaccination Centres at Aisami Health Clinic, Kabuga, Bayero University Kano Staff Clinic, Dorayi, and Diso Health Post in Gwale LGA revealed that there is no column neither in the Covid-19 register nor the vaccine cards\/certificates issued to vaccinated persons that shows records of PWDs captured.<\/p> The only information visible on the Covid-19 vaccination card under the basic information section are; name, age, sex, state, LGA, ward, settlement, and phone number.<\/p> No provision was made for \u2018type of disability\u2019 which further confirms that the no records for PWDs that were vaccinated.<\/p> Kabuga PHC PC: Yakubu Salisu<\/em><\/p> Covid-19 Register \u2013 Gwale LGA PC: Yakubu Salisu<\/em><\/p> Also, the investigation carried out in 5 vaccination centers; Danjirima Health Post, Danbare, Gwazaye Health Post, Danbare, Dangwauro Health Post Unguwar Rimi, Maikalwa Health Clinic, and Naibawa Health Clinic in Kumbotso showed the same trend.<\/p> It was also discovered that the Bar-code that is usually affixed at the back fold of the vaccination card too does not have provision for PWD.<\/p> At a particular vaccination center in Kumbotso, Maikalwa Health Clinic, a visually impaired person was observed trying to get vaccinated. He struggled to explain why he must be attended to with urgency because he has other health challenges. The health workers insisted that he must follow due process, this reporter intervened and he got vaccinated but no record of his disability was captured. <\/p> Najib Magashi, the officer in charge of recording details in one of the centers in Gwale LGA disclosed that generally people coming for the vaccine are few and there is no record for PWDs.<\/p> He said the register has no special provision to distinguish persons coming for the vaccine, the same above information is requested from everyone who presents him or herself. \u201cPersonally, I have not recorded any PWD because, on a general note, people are not turning up. Even if PWDs come, we are not required to do anything aside from the normal information which you have seen on the card.<\/p> \u201cWe only ask for their name, age, sex, state, LGA, ward, settlement, and phone number.\u201d <\/p> The State Chairman of the Kano State Association of People with Special Needs, Yahya A. Yahaya also confirmed that most of their members have not been captured in the Covid-19 Vaccination exercise in the State.<\/p> Covid-19 Vaccination card PC: Yakubu Salisu<\/em><\/p> According to him, authorities in the state failed to consider their conditions while planning how, who, and where to administer the vaccine which has made it difficult for PWDs in the state to get vaccinated. <\/p> \u201cYou know we are people with special needs, most of us find it difficult to go to public places where there could be crowds or rowdiness.<\/p> \u201cSome of our members need support to get to where they need to go and there is the fear of stigmatization and getting manhandled or trampled upon by able-bodied persons in such places.<\/p> \u201cI got vaccinated because of the level of my awareness but I tell you majority didn\u2019t even attempt going for it due to the fear I mentioned,\u201d he added.<\/p> Chairman, Kano State Association of People with Special Needs, Yahya A. Yahaya<\/em><\/p> Also, Bilkisu Ado Zango, a member of the PWDs in Kano decried the government\u2019s attitude towards them in the ongoing vaccination exercise describing it as \u2018neglect\u2019 which has caused a setback in the exercise.<\/p> Bilkisu Ado Zango, a PwDs advocate PC: Yakubu Salisu<\/em><\/p> \u201cBy not arranging how our people can easily get the vaccine, they have left out a portion of the public. A very few of us who are working were opportune to get the vaccine due to instructions mandating public workers to take the vaccine shots but a large number of our community are left out.<\/p> \u201cGoing by statistics published, you will find nothing like records for PWDs. \u201cIt is a gap which must be addressed.\u201d<\/p> Dr. Abdulrashid Muhammad, a medical health consultant in Kano said: \u201cProbably, the rush to overcome the widespread of the Covid-19 virus at the beginning is responsible for the government\u2019s failure to plan on how to include the PWDs in the vaccination process.<\/p> \u201cAs the name implies, the PWDs are people already suffering from health issues that have already left them with physical challenges, their health is already compromised.<\/p> \u201cA huge number of the PWDs are of low socio-economic status who find it difficult to access quality health care, making them vulnerable to diseases. Failure to design a plan to include them in the vaccination process is like undoing efforts to keep the state safe.<\/p> \u201cThese people are the commoners, you see them on the streets, in the neighborhood for instance begging and many are homeless and come in contact with all sorts of people that expose them to contracting the virus and even other diseases.<\/p> \u201cSo, you see, it is very important to ensure they are vaccinated and recorded to protect them and the larger society\u201d, he explained. <\/p> This report is supported by the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) and the John D Catherine and MacArthur Foundation. <\/strong><\/p> By Aliyu Dahiru<\/strong><\/p> Muhammad, 30, lives in the Dala area of Kano with his seven siblings and two parents. He had always been a hard worker, riding Adaidaita Sahu (commercial tricycle), often going out of the city to work in neighboring villages \u2013 from Danbatta to Bichi \u2013 supporting his family and helping to put food on their table.<\/span><\/p> However, this all changed one day in Oct. 2022 when his father became ill with a terrible case of malaria. It was Maja, that season of the year when the malaria endemic storms almost every family in Kano city. The disease spread quickly throughout Muhammad\u2019s family, affecting every last one of them.<\/span><\/p> Muhammad was the worst affected. His body racked with fever and chills, his skin burning hot and cold. He was too weak to even get out of bed, let alone venture out of the city on his Adaidaita Sahu. The family\u2019s already meager resources dwindled quickly, and soon they were living on nothing. As the days passed, the situation grew more and more desperate.<\/span><\/p> \u201cIt was the worst situation my family has ever fallen into,\u201d he recalled.<\/span><\/p> \u201cEveryone in the family was in need of any form of support, but the worst part was even those who you expect help from have been affected by the endemic,\u201d he added, recalling how rampant the cases were in 2022.<\/span><\/p> When he went to the hospital, hundreds of patients were already there waiting for the doctor to arrive.<\/span><\/p> He was finally diagnosed after hours of waiting and prescribed malaria treatment medicines. It took him two weeks to recover.<\/span><\/p> This was not only one case in the Dala Local Government Area of Kano; it was the same story for the people of Madobi \u2013 about 47 kilometers from Kano Municipal, where Mallam Salisu lives.<\/span><\/p> Mallam Salisu\u2019s eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse as he spoke. \u201cFor over five years, every year, I come down with malaria. It\u2019s been a never-ending cycle of fever, chills, and body aches. It\u2019s taken a toll on my body, my mind, and my spirit.\u201d<\/span><\/p> He looked around at his bushy surroundings, the piles of trash, the open sewages, and he continued, \u201cIt\u2019s not just me, you know. It\u2019s everyone in this community. We\u2019re living in a breeding ground for mosquitoes, and they\u2019re thriving on our blood.\u201d<\/span><\/p> It was clear that Salisu had suffered greatly, and his family had suffered with him. \u201cI\u2019m the father in a family of seven,\u201d he said, \u201cwhenever I\u2019m down with malaria, everything comes to a standstill. I can\u2019t work, I can\u2019t provide for my family.\u201d<\/span><\/p> He looked down with his eyes half-closed indicating a pathetic condition, \u201cAll of my family members have been down with malaria. My son was even hospitalized. We need help, we need someone to take notice of our plight and make a change.\u201d<\/span><\/p> These experiences are a reflection of how families in both urban and rural areas suffer from malaria in Kano despite the government\u2019s and other nonprofits\u2019 huge spending on combating the disease.<\/span><\/p> Between the disease and the fight against it lies a huge corrupt market where the medicine and the mosquito nets distributed end up in the hands of profiteers. <\/span><\/p> HumAngle has found that immediately after the nets are distributed for free, black marketers reach out to the people who are given them, and buy them for an average of \u20a6200 (less than a dollar) per piece. <\/span><\/p> The profiteers operate elaborate schemes to hide the nets from authorities, who have been charged with making sure the nets are used in the way they were intended, and their cost is not wasted.<\/span><\/p> The nets are sold to farmers who use them on farms to protect their crops from birds. The nets also turn up in markets, sold as curtains or sponges.<\/span><\/p> Maja: An endemic in town<\/strong><\/p> The rainy season is not only a time of joy but also a time of worry for the people of Kano. For more than five years, the state has been besieged by an endemic of malaria that seemed to come with the rain. The hospitals and pharmacies overflow with patients seeking medicine.<\/span><\/p> A huge number of people die in Nigeria from Malaria, but precise numbers for states are hard to calculate because of weaknesses in data collection. In 2020, World Health Organisation figures suggest 192,200 people died from the disease across the whole country.<\/span><\/p> Children are at the most risk of dying. They have the highest fatality rate. For every 1000 babies born, 114 will die before the age of five from malaria in Nigeria, according to experts <\/span><\/p> If, as one expert has estimated, 1000 babies are born in Kano state every day, it suggests as many as 41,500 children could be dying in infancy from malaria in Kano alone.<\/span><\/p> In 2021, 2.8 million people were diagnosed with malaria in the state, more than the 2.2 million diagnosed the previous year. This doesn\u2019t reflect the actual extent of the problem as the \u201cmajority of people prefer to be self-medicated or use traditional medicines,\u201d said Salisu Dahiru, a health worker in Kano.<\/span><\/p> Research has shown that 62.9 percent and 32.7 percent of Kano residents practice self-medication for headache and fever respectively, which are common symptoms of malaria.<\/span><\/p> In Madobi, residents said they use leaves such as \u201cRai-dore\u201d (stinkweed) to treat malaria in a situation where they find it hard to go to the hospitals.<\/span><\/p> Abubakar Sulaiman, a pharmacist in the Jakara area of Kano Municipal, witnessed this endemic year after year. He knew the months of September and October to be the busiest months for him, with patients coming in droves looking for malaria medicine.<\/span><\/p> \u201cPeople congest here to obtain medicine, and when there\u2019s none, it leads to deaths,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p> Sulaiman noticed that the number of patients seeking treatment increases significantly during the rainy seasons, from 10 patients per day in other months to about 40 in this period.<\/span><\/p> \u201cThis is a huge increase amounting to 300 percent or more every year,\u201d he explained.<\/span><\/p> He linked the cause of the malaria endemic to \u201copen sewages that become full, and the resulting number of mosquitoes that multiply.\u201d<\/span><\/p> The state government blamed the people for not using mosquito nets and the people, in turn, blamed the government for not using insecticides on open sewages regularly. But Sulaiman knew that both had their share of responsibility.<\/span><\/p> \u201cThe people are sometimes staying late outside doing their activities before going to bed. And it is in that time between noon and going to bed late at night that the mosquitoes bite them,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p> However, Hamisu Idris, a resident of Kachako in the Takai area, had a different perspective. He argued that the distribution of mosquito nets to people was a good idea but came with its consequences.<\/span><\/p> \u201cThere were some traditional ways people used to kill mosquitoes, like by burning the peel of lemon and other leaves, but with the coming of the nets, people stopped killing the mosquitoes and instead stayed late in the night before going to sleep under the mosquito nets,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p> Idris said that was what multiplied the number of mosquitoes. According to him, the mosquito nets, even though useful, have rendered people lazy and have made them not kill the mosquitoes as they used to.<\/span><\/p> The epidemic of malaria in Kano state was a tale of blame and consequences. The people, the government, and the mosquito nets all played a role.<\/span><\/p> But embarking on the real solution to the problem is hardly ever mentioned; fixing the unsanitary environment, the open sewers, and rank, standing water where mosquitos thrive.<\/span><\/p> Opaque anti-malaria spending <\/strong><\/p>![](\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcipUFDQFS6k8iNZy-z7R7f5gadX68K6_co9tyqpc8rEK8C91VnVwMaZvw5KetTJ9z-WaRv4Ei0YyhfNsJDRssJ7T0BZeUVFmt6nxGur98J5sEu1ncNU7cX9gXnFByLAfy5CCph02CYtzgjIVl4rG7IFEY?key=RIbBTBYFMgCPWB1TWTPexg\")
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