Police in Kebbi have arrested two nurses in connection with the death of two sisters following an alleged drug misapplication at the General Hospital in Zuru area of the state.
The children, aged six and three, reportedly died on March 18, under circumstances linked to suspected negligence during their treatment by the nurses at the hospital.
The two nurses are currently in police custody in Birnin Kebbi, as authorities continue investigations to determine the exact cause of the deaths.
Meanwhile, the Kebbi State Government has constituted a nine-member investigative panel, headed by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed, to probe the incident.
