The Probe Panel set up by the Kebbi state government to investigate circumstances leading to the unfortunate death of two sisters at the General Hospital Zuru has began sitting in Zuru.
The sitting which took place at the Hospital, featured appearances by key witnesses including hospital staff and parents of the deceased young girls.
Medical staff incding the Principal Medical Officer Dr Thomas Gode, the Medical Officer Dr Mohammed Fakai as well as staff nurses on duty from thr day the girls were admitted up to the the third of their admission when they died all appeared before the panel and were cross examined.
The parents of the girls headed by Ibrahim Abdullahi Shuni, their father and mother as well as other family members also gave evidences on what transpired within the period.
As part of its assignment, the Committee also met with staff members of the Hospital where members took turns to highlight the unpalatable consequences of communication gap between staff members.
The need to work as a team and the modesty of reaching out to one another in critical matters of saving lives were also advanced by the speakers.
Chairman of the Panel and Commissioner of Information Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed BK called on the staff to work according to the ethics of the medical profession.
He noted they very costly mistakes that could imperil lives or cause serious health problems must be avoided at all times and at all costs.
Health Commissioner Alhaji Ismaila Yakubu Augie also appealed for more synergy and cooperation between the various strata of the profession in order to provide first class services for the good of the state.
Other members of the Committee who spoke included the Provost of the Kauran Gwandu College of Nursing Sciences Ambursa, Dr. Murtala Musa Muhammed; Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Comrade Kelani Abdulwaliyyi; the Director Inspectorate Dr. Lawan Kangiwa and the Director of Nursing Sevices Alhaji Hantsi Garba.
The committee is due to continue its assignment as more witnesses have been lined up to make submissions.
Signed:
Ahmad Hussaini Aliyu,
Media Aide To The Commissioner of Information and Culture,
Kebbi State,
23/03/2026
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