Mariam Katagum, slumped at an official event in Bauchi State on Monday, The PUNCH has learnt. The minister was seated beside Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Senator Baba Tela, before she collapsed. The PUNCH gathered that the minister, who hails from Bauchi, had been in the state since Saturday for personal engagements. When our correspondent visited the Trauma Centre of ATBUTH, the security agents at the gate stopped him from going inside. However, a Bauchi resident, who emerged from the Trauma Centre, told our correspondent that the minister was on admission in the hospital.

Source: Punch July 05, 2021 16:44 UTC