Following a tragic power surge brought on by malfunctioning high-tension lines, eight people have died and eight others have been hurt at Sabuwar Unguwa-Kwabran-Dorawa Community in Katsina State.
Officials from the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) have yet to make any official comments about the incident despite the fact that the deceased have since been buried in accordance with Islamic customs.
Eight others, primarily women, were burned to their hands and other body parts in varying degrees, with three of them currently receiving medical care at Katsina’s Federal Teaching Hospital.
According to reports, the surge allegedly damaged property worth millions of dollars, most notably refrigerators and other electrical appliances. However, concerns have been raised about the safety of the utility companies’ response and the Saturday incident.
After two high-tension lines clashed during a windstorm, leading to abnormal electricity flow to homes in the area, eyewitness Mustapha Kasim confirmed to Channels Television on Sunday in a phone call.
He claimed that the deceased, who included three women, Baba Murja, Hassana, and Halima Danjuma, died separately from the male victim after leaving the hospital, while the other victim, who had not yet been identified, was the male victim.
One of the deceased and mother of three, Sani Ibrahim, claimed that she was electrocuted while attempting to turn off the family fridge.
“We immediately purchased milk for her immediately, and even before we moved to the hospital, we eventually succumbed.” Three children were left behind by her. He continued, “Her sudden death frightened me incredibly.”
In Kaduna, police also detained two Air Force officers and other personnel.
AREWA TECH FEST 2.0 Hosted by Katsina
At least ten thousand technology investors and initiators are scheduled to attend the second-ever AREWA TECH FEST 2.0 event in Katsina State on May 20th, 2025.
The first edition of the festival, titled “Innovating for Impact: Technology as a Catalyst for Economic Transformation,” was held in Kano State last year, and stakeholders are working hard to ensure that they triple the success of Kano in Katsina State.
The main goals are to transform Katsina from an analog state to a digital one, and to create a technology-driven economy that exists in developed nations all over the world.
The Continental Event Center, off Katsina Ring Road, is home to the largest event in Northern Nigeria and one of the largest in Africa and Nigeria as a whole, according to Muttaka Darma, the chairman of the Local Organizing Committee, who held a press briefing on Monday at the Katsina Directorate of Information and Communications Technology (KATDICT).
Darma recalled that since its inception in 2023, the current state administration has made a lot of progress in technology and other socioeconomic aspects. As a result, young people who are digitally bound will gather to support the transformation of the state into one.
In his opinion, Katsina State’s problems will ultimately be resolved by working with residents to address socioeconomic and security issues that still exist.
Therefore, he openly invites businesspeople, venture capitalists, government officials, academia, development partners, media, and the general public to participate in this historic event.
He claims that Katsina is not just presenting a tech festival, but also laying the groundwork for an inclusive, sustainable, and regionally transformative future.
“The festival will cover every single thing. Up to ten thousand young people from Africa and Nigeria will be entering the field of technology as either innovators or initiators. They will begin arriving today.
We have worked tirelessly over the past three months to make sure that we have completed everything the state government has asked of us. And we think we did a great job, Varadkar added.
Naufal Ahmad, director general of the Katsina Directorate of Information and Communications Technology (KATDICT), described the event as being “multicity and hybrid type” with something to suit everyone, regardless of their status, in his remarks.
Source: Channels TV
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