Kogi State Government has described declaration of two COVID-19 cases in the state by Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as “a beautiful fraud”.
The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, made this known when he featured as a guest on the Channels Television program, Politics Today.
Fanwo explained that the alleged COVID-19 case was a Muslim cleric who was stung by bees and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja before the family moved him to Abuja.
He insisted that the man who allegedly tested positive showed no symptom of COVID-19.
“14 Members of his family have been traced and tested but turned out negative. Two patients have been referred to the state testing centre today by the FMC and they turned out negative.
“NCDC has said all States of the federation must have COVID-19, even when it was only in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun and Kano States. We reject in its entity this fraudulent inclusion of Kogi State on COVID-19 log.
“We have capacity for testing. We are well prepared to curtail and manage any case of COVID-19 but we will not accept fictitious declaration of positive cases. We will continue to ensure the safety of our people,” he said.
