Independent and Investigative Journalist, Fisayo Soyombo has disclosed that four people died from a sickness suspected to be COVID-19 in Kogi State.

He said this in a series of tweets on his official twitter handle.

Nigeria, as of Wednesday has tested 21,208 with 2,950 confirmed cases and 98 deaths reported cross the country.

Kogi is one of the two states yet to confirm any case of the virus since the country recorded its index case in February. The other state is Cross River.

The State government led by Yahaya Bello had alleged in a statement on Tuesday by the state’s commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo, that there was attempts to import the disease or declare fictitious cases.

Soyombo said a patient who came into Kogi from Lagos required a CS and exhibited COVID-19 symptoms, prompting the hospital to request for her to be tested but it was turned down.

The patient according to him, was isolated for some time surgery was done and she was discharged without testing.

See his tweets below…

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.

A familiar cover-up

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.

READ MORE: https://thebelltimesng.com/2020/05/06/kogi-lost-four-people-to-sickness-suspected-to-be-covid-19-in-one-week-report/

with all these desperate movement upandan, even both state and FG couldn't stop it, every state in this country has the virus, they just don't know it yet.

Yayhaya says there is no case of corona virus in his state. End of story.