The wife of a member of the Katsina State House of Assembly
identified as Binta Safiyanu, who is a mother of six children, has died
after allegedly drinking a herbal concoction to boost the flow of her
breast milk.
According to a report by PUNCH Newspaper, the deceased who was said
the first wife of Yunusa Jikamshi, the lawmaker representing Musawa
constituency in the state House of Assembly, was said to have died a
week after being delivered of a set of twins.
It was learnt that after being delivered of the babies, her breast
milk was not flowing as expected, a development which made her co-wives
to persuade her to drink the concoction, and allegedly assured her that
the concoction would enhance the flow of the milk.
It was also gathered that the deceased was fond of taking
traditional herbs and allegedly directed a woman identified simply as
Sakina to prepare the concoction for her, and reportedly started
vomiting shortly after taking the herbal drink.
She was subsequently rushed to Musawa General Hospital, where she
was confirmed dead, and has since been buried, according to Islamic
rites.
The incident was initially reported at the Musawa police station
from where it was transferred to the state criminal investigation,
Katsina bureau, for further investigation. Sakina is however being
detained by the police.
The spokesman for the state police command, DSP Isah Gambo,
confirmed the incident, adding that investigation was in progress to
unravel the real circumstances surrounding Bintu’s death.
The lawmaker could not be reached for comment as he was said to be out of Katsina at the time of filing this report.
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