The Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) said that three patients in its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) died after the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) disconnected of electricity supply to the hospital over debt.
Hauwa Inuwa Dutse, the hospital’s Chief Information Officer, confirmed the deaths to our source.
According Daily Trust, KEDCO disconnected the facility over an outstanding debt of N949.88 million as of the end of August.
In a statement, the company’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Sani Bala, said the hospital is also expected to settle its August bill of N108.95 million in full within 10 working days or risk further sanctions.
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Hauwa explained that the blackout had a direct impact on patients on life-support machines.
“On that very day, Friday, there were four patients on admission, and due to the power outage, three of them died,” she said.
The development has triggered public outrage, with many Nigerians blaming the tragedy on what they described as an avoidable disconnection.
