The Pregnant woman that slumped while waiting to cast her vote during the Saturday’s general election has been confirmed dead.
Confirming the death to newsmen in Gusau by Aisha Muhammad, a close relative to the deceased, said that Shamsiyya was dead adding that, she was not feeling fine two days before the election, and she insisted that she go and vote for her choice.
It was learnt that, the late pregnant woman was seen on Saturday in the queue to vote in her polling unit 001 leprosy hospital, Tsafe town in the state.
An eye witness Malam Adamu Yusuf told Newsmen that when the pregnant woman slumped, she was rushed to the leprosy clinic where she was confirmed dead today.
According to him, the electorate waiting to hear the election results were shocked when they heard that the slumped pregnant woman had died.
Late Shamsiya was said to have traveled far from her home, in Kotorkoshi town of Bungudu Local Government area of the state on election day to Tsafe town, where she registered her permanent Voter card, a distance of 30 -40 kilometers to vote.