Kano Prison Cholera Outbreak : NCoS Confirms Two Deaths, Says Crisis Contained

In a swift response to revelations about the Kano Prison Cholera Outbreak, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed two inmate deaths, while declaring the outbreak at the Kurmawa Medium Security Custodial Centre contained.
The confirmation came barely few hours on September 26, following an earlier alarm raised by Amnesty International over suspected cholera deaths at the facility.
While Amnesty International had reported that at least six inmates died within one week and warned that the number could be higher, the NCoS gave a different official figure, confirming two deaths linked to the outbreak.
 
The Correctional Service, in a statement by its public relations of...