The purported COVID-19 case in Kogi
state has cleared the air surrounding his
health condition that pitched the state
government against Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control (NCDC) over the
agency’s alleged unethical practices.
The alleged COVID-19 index case, Sheik
Ahmad Abubakar Ejibunu, who
confirmed to Kogi State Government
during debriefing, said he did not test
positive for Covid-19.
Ejibunu maintained that he suffered
from nothing beyond complications from
an attack by bees, medical conditions
which pre-date the Covid-19 pandemic
and stress from travels associated with
his work.
Till he was released yesterday, the cleric
said he was held in conditions which
allowed him to interact with visitors.
Speaking at a news conference in
Lokoja on Monday, the state
commissioner for Information and
Communication, Kingsley Fanwo said
the Chief Imam’s experiences in the
hands of the NCDC are far from
everything that Nigerians have been told
constitute best practices in a Covid-19
situation, especially its pathogenesis
and management.
“The respected Chief Imam of Kabba,
Sheik Abubakar Ahmad who is in his
early 60s along with one of his sons
were the purported index cases from
Kogi State declared on May 27, 2020 by
NCDC. They were whisked to Abuja from
Lokoja on the said day and declared
Covid-19 positive a few hours later.
“After 9 days in her custody, the NCDC
discharged the Chief Imam on Saturday
June 6th, 2020 and upon his return
home, he was extensively debriefed by
us with a view to ensuring that any
lingering public health implications of
his case are identified and resolved.
“The Chief Imam, an upright and
outstanding man who is only interested
in the truth, confirmed what we have
known all along – that he did not test
positive for CoviD-19 and received no
result of such a diagnosis neither did his
doctors at the National Hospital, Abuja
where he was confined advise him of it,”
he said.
Fanwo queried the the second covid-19
case recorded for the state by NCDC. He
wondered why the alleged second case
remained on NCDC log when there is
none.
The alleged second case recorded for
the state was one of Sheik Ejibunu’s
sons.
“The son’s case is even more strange
as he has a negative test result to
confirm that he is Covid-19 free. Ditto all
his siblings who were tested in the days
following as the NCDC serially sought
an off-taker for the second Covid-19
case which they had earlier foisted on
Kogi State.
“Throughout his father’s time in the
custody of the NCDC, and in keeping
with his Covid-19 negative status, the
son remained at liberty and was his
father’s primary helper. He was never
hospitalised and was allowed to go
home each day and return the next. He
was allowed to mingle freely with family,
visitors, hospital staff and others. Yet,
till this day, he remains the second case
of Covid-19 allocated to Kogi State on
the NCDC’s scoreboard,” Fanwo said.
The commissioner explained that
regardless of the state government’s
conviction that Kogi is COVID-19 free, it
has gone ahead to take preemptive
actions in line with the Covid-19
guidelines.
“You all will recall that despite our
disagreement with the NCDC’s conduct
in the entire circumstances of this case,
we moved rapidly and ensured that
every member of the Chief Imam’s
family as well as his direct contacts
were traced and tested within hours of
the NCDC announcement on May 27.
They all tested negative.
“We also declared a total lockdown of
his Local Government Area, Kabba-
Bunu, and carried out thorough contact
tracing and surveillance activities
involving active case search, with SARS-
COV2 tests duly conducted and
completed. Again, we found nothing to
warrant a protracted lockdown which is
why His Excellency, Governor Yahaya
Bello of Kogi State lifted it after only 4
days.”
NCDC, on May 27, declared two
Covid-19 cases for Kogi State. Last
week Wednesday, the agency recorded
one more case for the state, taking the
total to 3.
Speaking on the alleged third COVID-19
case, Fanwo said “the alleged 3rd Case
of Covid-19 credited to Kogi State by the
NCDC is shaping up to be another
exercise in secrecy and unverifiable
processes by the NCDC.
“Nearly one week after she was sneaked
onto the NCDC’s list, the Kogi State
Government is yet to be armed with the
actionable information she needs to
take preemptive actions in line with the
Covid-19 guidelines.
“We suspect that the NCDC’s
lackadaisical attitude may not be
unconnected with the knowledge that no
infection has been found. Just like in
the case of the Chief Imam and his
family, let it be known that we are
looking out for our citizen and will
demand full reckoning should any harm
come to her.”
The state government insisted that there
is no case of coronavirus in Kogi.
“If ever there is, we will be the first to
announce it while deploying all
recommended protocols and
procedures. Our people can rest assured
that we will continue to work extra hard
to make sure that this increasingly
controversial disease does not come
into our state.
“We have been in a state of advanced
readiness since the early days of this
pandemic. Our isolation centres remain
unoccupied, we have thousands of
Rapid Test Kits available and we
recently acquired a mobile molecular
laboratory which will arrive the state any
moment now,” Fanwo added.

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