In places like Kano in northern Nigeria, temperatures reach 43-45 degrees Celsius during the season and the heat can make the pipo sick and even cause death, especially for old pipos.

In an interview with BBC Pidgin, the Kano Commissioner for Health, Mr. Abubakar Labaran said the extreme heat is causing more people to die in Kano. He explains that this happens every hot season. “Hot weather causes more malaria but leads to more deaths.

"People only go to the doctor when they are very sick, so doctors can hardly help them," he added.

The commissioner said that during this period, some people are quite sick from the heat, especially the elderly and those who work outside. (More on bbc.com)