Four patients with Covid-19 symptoms have been reported dead at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja

The patients were said to have died after exhibiting "manifested respiratory issues" with their samples not being taken "dead or alive"

Kogi government had earlier alleged that there was an "unholy conspiracy" to import case of coronavirus into the state

Kogi state has been thrown into anxiety following the alleged death of four patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja who are speculated to have died of coronavirus, Daily Trust reports.

An investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, had through a series of tweets alleged a cover-up in coronavirus death in Kogi.


"On Saturday, a patient died at FMC, Lokoja, Kogi, after exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms. His samples weren’t taken.

That was the 4th such death at the FMC last week alone. Not once was the patient’s samples taken, dead or alive.

March 22 was the first time this scenario occurred.

A patient who came into Kogi from Lagos required a CS. The patient exhibited COVID-19 symptoms, prompting the hospital to request for her to be tested. It was turned down.

The patient was isolated for some time.surgery was done and she was discharged without testing.

Last week, there were some patients in the O&G ward who manifested respiratory issues, inability to breathe and other COVID-19 symptoms. Three of them died.

They’d come from private hospitals — one in Lokoja, another in Okene and the third in Ogudu.

The first of the trio, Mrs G.I. (her initials), a 43-year-old woman who arrived at the hospital on Thursday, had a temp of 38.8°C. The other 2 had temperatures of more than 40°C.In each case, no sample was taken before or after death.

Now, on the final day of the week, a patient admitted to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Ward with a temp of 40.3°C was transferred to the male medical ward. The patient spent 3 hours in the ward and then died.

One more patient exhibited potential COVID-19 symptoms on Sunday but moves for sample collection were futile; by yesterday, the patient was dead.

I’ve been told there are more suspected cases, but these were the ones I personally tracked.

Ideally, the FMC ought to notify the Ministry of Health of the need for sample collection if it suspects a case, but the ministry needs to secure the authorisation of the Incident Manager, that is the Commissioner for Health, who directly relates with the NCDC

If the Commissioner says no, end of request! Meanwhile, state hospitals are not even in a position to call the health ministry.

I understand the instruction from Gov Yahaya Bello is that there should be no testing. I know the question you want to ask and I’ll answer it.

Why would the state govt want to hide COVID-19 cases? There may be many reasons but I’m sure of three, so far:

1. None of the 3 isolation centres — at SDG/FAREC Clinic, the Kogi State Diagnostics Centre & the Maimuna and Usman Yahaya Foundation Hospital — is ready for use.

A patient can’t be taken into any of them. The only ready space is at Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja, where Lassa Fever cases were once managed.

And it has only four beds. Not four wards — four beds!

All are just building structures, no equipment for the doctors to work with.

The diagnostics centre is a private facility donated to the state years ago, but the 100-bed structure is an ongoing project that has spanned three governors & doesn’t yet have power supply!

2 I understand the state has no money to give the people as lockdown palliatives, should there be the need to restrict their movement. But many in Kogi aren’t asking for palliatives; they just want their salaries, which the government is making moves to halve.

It is unclear why there is no money, as the Bello administration hasn’t executed a single project since its reelection in May 2019 apart from payment of salaries.

Despite receiving increased federal allocation of late due to a temporary halt of bailout deductions, the state govt was going to pay workers only 50% of their March salaries but the union fought back.

April salaries haven’t been paid due to this ongoing disagreement.


3. For whatever reason, the state government believes the NCDC has politicised COVID-19 cases such that if samples are sent, they will automatically return +ve.

It is a reason that defies logic, actually, but it exists all the same.

Kogi has blatantly REFUSED to test. Medical experts agree that “it is a lie to say the state does not have any COVID case”, but scientifically, no one can put a figure to it.

The FMC has been warned that if it breaches protocol by sending anyone’s samples to the NCDC it would be shut down on the pretext of exposure to the virus.

For that the reason, the state and hospital officialdom will counter this story with all they have, rather than make amends, but the hope will be that Kogi won’t go the way of Kano before making a U-turn"

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What! Just four beds?
That calamity of a governor has been forming King Kong for this pandemic thinking that by disbelieving it's existence he can just wish it away. It's about to get real in this country. The government knows it can't handle this and that's why they lifted the lockdown. Soon, everyone will give themselves brain and adhere to safety precautions while going about our businesses.

Does it mean an isolation centre was set up in Kogi State without I test centre?

Has the corona virus App stopped working?

Sad

Are there no test kits available to carry out the necessary testing as far as Covid-19 is concerned?

Lol.

Kogi people una go hear word.

Nor be una dey do tatatata?

Mumu people with the mumu governors.

Oga Bello say nothing dey him state now abi

Let the young rule, let the young rule. Una see the young now.

This is madnesd

They have unserious governor.

I repeat, there's no way Kogi won't have a case of Covid-19. A state that has a very porous borders and shared borders with 10 states. And all 10 states have confirmed covid-19 cases.

I agree the only reason why kogi isn't with a confirmed case is because they have refused to test anyone. Even those with the symptoms are left to die or recover themselves.

Niqqa isn't ready to spend any money until his people start dropping dead.

Which kain wahala be this. Somebody can not die peacefully; any death now don become corona death for dis naija.
The way una the spread this phobia; when the real coro enter nah clearance we e go do una.

ChuckD1:
Does it mean an isolation centre was set up in Kogi State without I test centre?

It is possible and that's what is common. Not all states have Testing centres.

Yenny4real:
Four patients with Covid-19 symptoms have been reported dead at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja

The patients were said to have died after exhibiting "manifested respiratory issues" with their samples not being taken "dead or alive"

Kogi government had earlier alleged that there was an "unholy conspiracy" to import case of coronavirus into the state

Kogi state has been thrown into anxiety following the alleged death of four patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja who are speculated to have died of coronavirus, Daily Trust reports.

An investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, had through a series of tweets alleged a cover-up in coronavirus death in Kogi.


"On Saturday, a patient died at FMC, Lokoja, Kogi, after exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms. His samples weren’t taken.

That was the 4th such death at the FMC last week alone. Not once was the patient’s samples taken, dead or alive.

March 22 was the first time this scenario occurred.

A patient who came into Kogi from Lagos required a CS. The patient exhibited COVID-19 symptoms, prompting the hospital to request for her to be tested. It was turned down.

The patient was isolated for some time.surgery was done and she was discharged without testing.

Last week, there were some patients in the O&G ward who manifested respiratory issues, inability to breathe and other COVID-19 symptoms. Three of them died.

They’d come from private hospitals — one in Lokoja, another in Okene and the third in Ogudu.

The first of the trio, Mrs G.I. (her initials), a 43-year-old woman who arrived at the hospital on Thursday, had a temp of 38.8°C. The other 2 had temperatures of more than 40°C.In each case, no sample was taken before or after death.

Now, on the final day of the week, a patient admitted to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Ward with a temp of 40.3°C was transferred to the male medical ward. The patient spent 3 hours in the ward and then died.

One more patient exhibited potential COVID-19 symptoms on Sunday but moves for sample collection were futile; by yesterday, the patient was dead.

I’ve been told there are more suspected cases, but these were the ones I personally tracked.

Ideally, the FMC ought to notify the Ministry of Health of the need for sample collection if it suspects a case, but the ministry needs to secure the authorisation of the Incident Manager, that is the Commissioner for Health, who directly relates with the NCDC

If the Commissioner says no, end of request! Meanwhile, state hospitals are not even in a position to call the health ministry.

I understand the instruction from Gov Yahaya Bello is that there should be no testing. I know the question you want to ask and I’ll answer it.

Why would the state govt want to hide COVID-19 cases? There may be many reasons but I’m sure of three, so far:

1. None of the 3 isolation centres — at SDG/FAREC Clinic, the Kogi State Diagnostics Centre & the Maimuna and Usman Yahaya Foundation Hospital — is ready for use.

A patient can’t be taken into any of them. The only ready space is at Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja, where Lassa Fever cases were once managed.

And it has only four beds. Not four wards — four beds!

All are just building structures, no equipment for the doctors to work with.

The diagnostics centre is a private facility donated to the state years ago, but the 100-bed structure is an ongoing project that has spanned three governors & doesn’t yet have power supply!

2 I understand the state has no money to give the people as lockdown palliatives, should there be the need to restrict their movement. But many in Kogi aren’t asking for palliatives; they just want their salaries, which the government is making moves to halve.

It is unclear why there is no money, as the Bello administration hasn’t executed a single project since its reelection in May 2019 apart from payment of salaries.

Despite receiving increased federal allocation of late due to a temporary halt of bailout deductions, the state govt was going to pay workers only 50% of their March salaries but the union fought back.

April salaries haven’t been paid due to this ongoing disagreement.


3. For whatever reason, the state government believes the NCDC has politicised COVID-19 cases such that if samples are sent, they will automatically return +ve.

It is a reason that defies logic, actually, but it exists all the same.

Kogi has blatantly REFUSED to test. Medical experts agree that “it is a lie to say the state does not have any COVID case”, but scientifically, no one can put a figure to it.

The FMC has been warned that if it breaches protocol by sending anyone’s samples to the NCDC it would be shut down on the pretext of exposure to the virus.

For that the reason, the state and hospital officialdom will counter this story with all they have, rather than make amends, but the hope will be that Kogi won’t go the way of Kano before making a U-turn"

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FMC is Federal Medical Centre. Why can't they speak up? Are they under the control of a state government?
Mtcheww

SavageMaster:


FMC is Federal Medical Centre. Why can't they speak up? Are they under the control of a state government?
Mtcheww

Read gently to understand the write up. The commissioner of health is the only person that can communicate with NCDC as regards suspected cases. FMC can only document and recommend to the commissioner of health.

We are getting there soon

Yenny4real:


Read gently to understand the write up. The commissioner of health is the only person that can communicate with NCDC as regards suspected cases. FMC can only document and recommend to the commissioner of health.

And the Commissioner of Health is under the control of the Governor.

OK... I get now.

but why is govt averse to the idea of finding if it's possible for African herbal solution to this pandemic, if a tiny African island of Madagascar can achieve such success, why not nigeria the giant of Africa ?
why is the nigeria govt always following these Europeans sheepishly ?
why can't nigerian for once, be independent minded and look inward in finding solutions to her challenges ?
could it be that this govt prefer the over-hyped noice of this covid 19 pandemic because of the donations they are getting from these donors, than finding a quick solution to it ?
indeed corruption is killing nigeria gradually.

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Born2Breed:
Lol.
Kogi people una go hear word.
Nor be una dey do tatatata?
Mumu people with the mumu governors.

This is an unfair generalization. Stop talking as if the whole state supported the governors reelection.

Slimpotter:

This is an unfair generalization.
Stop talking as if the whole state supported the governors reelection.

Yenny4real:


Read gently to understand the write up. The commissioner of health is the only person that can communicate with NCDC as regards suspected cases. FMC can only document and recommend to the commissioner of health.

Ok...thanks

Deceit is seated in The Kogi State Government House. Lokoja a nodal and confluence town of note has no single case of Covid-19? A proactive government will locate it and not wait for it to manifest. Guess how KGSG set out to locate it ? Not molecular or other types of testing for Covid-19. It launched a software application!!!

Kogi State Government has been joking with this whole issue.
I watched the governor few days ago on AIT news, and i immediately had pity on the people of kogi because of the trash he said.

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Una go just kill una self ontop kogi matter!!! This news is false I’m not sure is this lokoja that I am that this news emanated from
Wat a mischievous news

God help us