Two inmates have died in a cholera outbreak at the Kurmawa Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kano State.
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) confirmed this in a statement, on Saturday.
According to the Service’s spokesman, Chief Superintendent of Corrections, JN Osuji, laboratory tests conducted on September 23 confirmed the outbreak.
He said the outbreak was first detected on September 17 after an inmate developed symptoms including vomiting and diarrhoea.
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He said the inmate was immediately admitted and treated at the facility’s medical centre, while emergency health protocols were activated the following morning.
“The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed that a cholera outbreak at the Kurmawa Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kano has been contained. The outbreak was confirmed on 23rd September by the Service’s medical team and Kano State public health authorities.”