According to official records, there are 89 cases of coronavirus infection as at 28 March, 2020.

Out of the figure, one person has died, 3 have been discharged because they recovered.

This follows that 85 persons are actively being treated.

The number of people who has contracted the virus in Nigeria is actually bigger than 89. So why is the figure 89 being reported?

There are at least 3 reasons for our seemingly low figure of coronavirus cases.

1. Infrastructural impotence
2. Political reason
3. Ignorance

1. Infrastructural impotence: Nigeria doesn't have state-of the-art technology to conduct as many tests as possible. There are paucity of testing kits. Our database is poor or non-existent, making contact tracing a herculean task. Many people who have had contact with confirmed infected people couldn't be reached. Probably, fewer than 500 tests have been done, so a big number of people who were supposed to have been tested have not been tested.

2. Political reason: The government may not want to cause panic to people by release the true figure, which is actually more than 89 cases. They may want to give off the impression they are on top of the situation.

3. Ignorance: Some people, either out of ignorance or fear, have refused to present themselves for testing or quarantine.

I think you should replace num 2 with lack of political will. They know exactly what they are doing, test only a few elites so they get access to the available resources before the true picture blows out. Then leave the rest to depend on aid from donors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjJmwcu7JUQ&t=3s

At first I thought like you. It was later I realized the numbers are actually possible. This is not Ebola where the virus is homegrown. This is a case where the virus was imported. Almost everyone coming into the country as at the time of sensitization is aware of quarantining themselves for two weeks. As such their chances of spreading the virus to tens of people diminishes to only one or two. Africans also bathe, in some cases as many times as three daily. No virus whatsoever can linger on a skin which faces such cleansing.