The Kogi State government, on Tuesday, disclosed that the 111 people who were tested for coronavirus ( COVID-19) in the State returned negative.

Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, the State Commissioner for Information and Communication Strategy, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lokoja, the State’s capital.

According to Fanwo, the tests were conducted on the persons without the supervision of officials from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

He noted that the testing kits procured by the State were used to conduct the tests and that those tested were picked randomly.

“Kogi State got testing kits independently and followed NCDC guidelines,” the Commissioner said.

“111 COVID-19 rapid tests were conducted in Kogi State yesterday (Monday), and all results came out negative,” he added.

Fanwo also said that the State remained COVID-19-free.

He added: “We shall not go to streets to pick people to be tested for COVID-19, but hospitals where people with similar symptoms are found and also based on any information of suspected cases.”



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Good job here by Yeye Bello

The audio app is working wonders

Kogi have no case, they should leave the Governor alone

If yahaya bello insists that his state doesn't need the assistance of NCDC, he should be left alone to handle his state as he deems best.

I also sincerely pray the state doesn't have any case of the virus.


But, if it's later discovered that they've had cases and he's been covering it up, they should remain in their state and tackle it o.

Make dem no con hide for trucks, run dey enter other states o.

I have never think Yahya Bello will b this sincere...

Great!

Even Kano deaths have been found not to be connected to Coronavirus - most of them...

Good one than subjecting the people to unnecessary lockdown

Nice one

Kogi people are not complaining
Governor is not looking for help
Nobody is dropping death
What is now headache of NCDC?. if there are cases in Kogi, they are people with mild symptoms.

Better stop lying oga nd tell us the rest that came out positive ,the ones you probably hid from the public.

Its impossible kogi has no case, having border with FCT alone guarantees spreading.

The most useless governor in naija.
A shame to the youth ...

Why is Yahya Bello playing hanky panky? The tests were conducted without NCDC supervision abi? People picked at random for the test, is that the way its done?

What about people reported to be showing signs of covid-19 in state hospitals, why were those people not tested. No one is saying there must be covid-19 in Kogi State, our prayers are they shouldn't be any, but atleast let proper test be done and let's all be sure.

skeleton to hide

Are they saying that for the past 2-3 months , people in the state have not been showing symptoms similar to that of Covid 19? Have these people not bin going to private and public hospitals for treatment? Why they did not pick from these people with these seemingly "malaria" symptoms and subject them to the test?

You will just go and select randomly from just one locality say (lokoja or ankpa ) and you will come and tell us that all the results returned negative. What if there's no actual case of the virus in dat locality yet but there may be cases in other localities which are not not included in your sampling.?