Health

Yobe State Governor Buni Denies Corona Virus Related Deaths

Published

4 years ago

2020/05/07

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe says Nigerians should disregard reports of COVID-19 related deaths in the state, saying that no such case was recorded.

Buni said this in a statement on Thursday by his Director General, Press and Media Affairs, Malam Mamman Mohammed.

“Our attention has been drawn to an online report alleging COVID-19 related deaths in Yobe State.

“The report also claimed that His Excellency, Governor Mai Mala Buni, was in Abuja while his people were dying.

“We had expected the publishers to crosscheck their facts and reflect our position to balance the story.

“For the records, Yobe state was the very first state in Nigeria to voluntarily submit a suspected case of COVID-19 for test. Thank God, it was negative.

“The state had in spite of non-existing case, constituted a COVID-19 committee, established three isolation centres equipped with ventilators and all necessary equipment,” the governor said.

According to him, Yobe recorded its first case just last week, 30th April, 2020 and to date, there is no officially declared COVID-19 related death.

However, Alhaji Muazu Brahji, a Director, Human Resources with Yobe State Ministry of Health, has been reported dead at the state specialist hospital isolation centre in Damaturu.