Charcoal smoke kills couple in Kano
By Jennifer S Kuwanta
Sulaiman Idris, 28, and Maimuna Halliru, 20, were discovered dead in their matrimonial bed in Kano State after a smoke presumed to be from charcoal suffocated them while they were asleep.
The event occurred on Tuesday in Kwa village, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, after the couple was discovered not to have left their room at 11:00 a.m.
The state police command confirmed the occurrence, saying they were subsequently discovered dead after the grandmother of the husband pushed the door of their room open and discovered the pair still on their bed, with smoke odour in the room.
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Spokesman of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said, “On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Mamman Dauda, directed a team of detectives led by CSP Ahmed Hamza, Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Dawakin Tofa Division, to proceed to the scene.
“Victims were removed from the scene and rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano where a medical doctor confirmed them dead,” he said.
He said on preliminary investigation, it was discovered that, “The deceased couple lit a charcoal fire to warm their room due to cold weather, locked up and got suffocated by the smoke which emanated from the charcoal burning while they were asleep. However, an investigation is in process.”
Kiyawa went on to say that the Commissioner of Police warned Kano State residents to be cautious when using fire and electricity, and to take precautions because the harmattan season is related with the possibility of fire breakouts.
