Nigeria, Jan. 5 -- Kano State witnessed an epic and historic medical breakthrough as the first Brain Surgery was conducted in the state on Thursday, at Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital, Giginyu, Kano, on Ali Iliyasu, who was suffering from brain ailment in the last 26 years, after an accident.

A statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, quoted the leader of the surgeons who conducted the surgery, Shu'aibu Dambatta, a Consultant Neuro-Surgeon as saying that, "The patient had an eleven (11) Months appointment with another different facility before he came to us and we accepted to conduct the open brain surgery on him."

Mr Dambatta hinted that, the team of the surgeons included Atiku, Musa, Hassan and M...