Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed Contracts Coronavirus

Bauchi governor has tested positive for coronavirus.

Newsone Nigeria reports that the governor of Bauchi state, northern Nigeria, Bala Mohammed had gone into self-isolation after shaking hands with a son of Atiku Abubakar, a former Nigerian Vice President, who also tested positive for the virus.

This burgeoning online news platform understands that a statement on Tuesday by Mukhtar Gidado, senior special assistant to the governor on media, said Mohammed is currently under quarantine.

The statement reads as thus; “This is to inform the general public that the result of the Six initial tests carried out by the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) on His Excellency, Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, his family and aides that accompanied him to Lagos is out. Of the Six initial tests carried out, one sample was confirmed positive of COVID -19,” the statement read.

“The positive result happened to be that of His Excellency Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, the Executive Governor of Bauchi State.

“At this point, it should be noted that the Governor is in self-isolation as his Doctors and officials from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have taken full charge of his quarantine. His Excellency solicits for prayers from all and requests that all those who had contact with him or anyone known to have the same medical condition to go for test immediately in order to avert further spread of the COVID -19 epidemic,” the statement added.