Two people were reported deceased after drinking tea made from a local leaf known as Zakami at a wedding ceremony last weekend in Sheka, Kumbotso Local Government Area, Kano State.
Usman Musa Zakari, the region’s ward leader, confirmed this to journalists who visited the area yesterday.
This was contrary to unconfirmed reports from the area that put the figure of persons who lost their lives at seven or more.
Mubarak Bala, popularly known as Diga, and Ibrahim Khalil were two of the fatalities named by Zakari.
According to him, “It is true that the incident happened. It happened when the persons drank a tea prepared with a local leaf called Zakami and a combination of other drugs. Two persons died and eight others were hospitalised.
“Although, there are different versions of the stories being peddled, but I delegated persons who went on a fact-finding and what we gathered was only two persons lost their lives. Someone told me four lost their lives and I asked him to take me to the houses but he later told me that the figure was hearsay.
“There are other eight persons who were hospitalised after drinking from the tea but they have all been discharged and going about with their day-to-day activities.”