Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered immediate lockdown of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area for two weeks following a suspected case of coronavirus in the area. The governor also ordered a 14-day isolation of medical personnel and other persons at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, who accompanied the accident victims to Abuja. He further directed security agencies in the state to ensure complete enforcement of the lockdown in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area and ensure adherence to all the federal government and NCDC protocols. The governor condemned in its entirety failure of the NCDC to involve Kogi State government in its investigation processes before announcing two index cases of COVID-19 in the state, describing the action as “unhealthy and unprofessional. “However, we still maintain that Kogi remains COVID-19 free at the moment, urging citizens of the state to continue to observe all the NCDC protocols in curtailing the spread of the dreaded disease,” Bello said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 01, 2020 16:52 UTC