The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mohammed Babandede, has announced that he tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19).
He has joined the list of officials who have tested positive for the virus. Babandede had traveled to the United Kingdom with his wife, who, however, tested negative.
“I tested positive for COVID-19,” said Mr. Babandede in a message sent in the early hours of Sunday. “I have been in self-isolation since my return from the UK on Sunday Sunday 22nd of this month with British Airways in Lagos.”
“I urge my loved ones, Immigration Officers and Nigerians to pray for me and all those affected,” he urged. “It is a very difficult time but we can’t change what God destined for us. I urge officers to continue working with my able Deputy to further move our Service to another level. As advised by NCDC I am totally isolated,” added.
With eight new cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control late Saturday night, Nigeria’s confirmed COVID-19 cases now stand at 97.
Over 80 percent of Nigeria’s cases are imported, while others are mostly from contacts with returnees. But the country’s true reality may not be known due to limited testing capacity.
The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, are among Nigerian officials believed to have contracted COVID-19 during journeys abroad.
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