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Hamza Malikawa, a former assistant commissioner of police, has died in Kano. 

Malikawa, who was said to be diabetic, died on Monday.

He retired from the police force four years ago and was 68 years old.

Malikawa was the village head of Malikawa in Bichi emirate of Kano.

He is survived by 15 children and a wife.

Atiku Nagodi, another assistant commissioner of police, died in Kano on Monday.

Nagodi was a squadron commander of 9th police mobile force.

There has been a wave of strange deaths in the state, which the presidential task force on COVID-19 linked to the outbreak of the disease in the country.

Kano has 323 cases of COVID-19, the second highest in the country.