– Zamfara state governor has disclosed that God is responsible for the outbreak of meningitis disease spreading in the Northern part of the country
-He said God visited the plague on Nigerians because of their sins
– Death toll from the outbreak across several states has increased to 336 according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
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The governor says God visited the outbreak on Nigerians because of their sins
Abdulaziz Yari, Zamfara state governor has insisted that the ongoing outbreak of Type C Cerebrospinal meningitis in Nigeria has the handwork of God in it.
He said that God is using it to vent his anger on Nigerians who are terrible sinners.
ZENITHBLOG.com learnt that the governor told journalists at the presidential villa Abuja shortly after meeting with President Muhammdu Buhari that Nigerians have turning their backs on God and hence, reason for the outbreak.
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“What we used to know as far as meningitis is concerned is the type A virus. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has carried out vaccinations against this type A virus not just in Zamfara, but many other states.
“However, because people refused to stop their nefarious activities, God now decided to send Type C virus, which
“People have turned away from God and he has promised that ‘if you do anyhow, you see anyhow’ that is just the cause of this outbreak as far as I am concerned.
“There is no way fornication will be so rampant and God will not send a disease that cannot be cured,” the governor said.
Meanwhile, ZENITHBLOG.com learnt that the death toll from the outbreak across several states has increased to 336.
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Several states, mainly from northern Nigeria have been affected by the disease as officials struggle to secure enough vaccines to prevent further outbreak of the deadly disease.
“As at April 3, 2017, a total of 2,997 suspected cases of CSM have been reported in 16 States in Nigeria, of which 146 have been laboratory-confirmed. Unfortunately, 336 deaths have also been recorded,” Lawal Bakare, a spokesperson of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said.
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