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From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
Several people were reportedly hospitalised after suspected in-take of local tea at a wedding party in Kano.
The incident, according to local reports, happened on Tuesday, in the Sheka area of Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state.
An elder brother of the bride, Sanusi Yahaya, told journalists that he suspected the tea was made of a different type of leaf and not the popular Zakami leaf. He claimed that after drinking the tea, two of those who drank it died, a few others were hospitalised, while some got intoxicated but recovered later.
He said some of the victims were not from the area and were not invited to the wedding party, adding that they were just passers-by, who stopped over to drink the tea.
When contacted by Daily Sun, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, did not confirm any casualty.
He said nobody had lodged any official report of the incident to the police at the time of filing this report, adding that they are following up the case to find out the true situation of things.
