By our reporter| The Kogi state index coronavirus case was infected in the state as he has not travelled recently, his family members said on Friday.
Tai Ejibunu, obatebise of Oweland, in a statement made available to newsmen, said the patient, Ahmad Ejibunu, who is the chief imam of Kabba, was infected in Kogi and that there is “no need for Kogi State government to deny the obvious”, as the contact tracing had started.
According to the statement, the chief imam who had been down with flu, was first admitted at the Specialist Hospital in Kabba and later transferred to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Lokoja, from where he was referred to the National Hospital, Abuja, where he tested positive for the virus.
The statement read, “The family is concerned about the well being of other Owes and we wish to confirm that Covid-19 has fond its way sadly to our community and the State.”
“Therefore, no need for Kogi State government to deny the obvious. We would like to stress that the Chief Imam, of recent, had never ventured outside Kogi State by way of travelling outside the State. So, the ‘virus’ could have been contacted within.
“We wish to advise our people to please abide by the protocols emplaced by the NCDC and play safe.”
The statement further stated that the family is cooperating with the Kogi State Government and the NCDC to stem the spread.
“What we need from our people is empathy and no need for the acrimonious exchange of views and counter views,” the statement concluded.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday confirmed two COVID-19 cases in Kogi state, but the state government rejected the results, accusing NCDC of perpetrating fraud.
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