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Lati Raheem, chief security officer to Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is dead.

He was the most trusted aide of Tinubu, insiders told TheCable.

“He was sick briefly and hospitalised. He had high blood pressure and diabetes. He died in early hours of Friday,” the source said.

Raheem had been on Tinubu’s team for over 20 years and was the only aide still left from his time as governor of Lagos state from 1999 to 2007.

He will be buried according to Muslim rites on Friday, the first day of Ramadan, which is the holiest month of the Islamic calendar.

President Muhammadu Buhari recently lost his most trusted aide, Abba Kyari, following complications from COVID-19.

He also lost his bodyguard, Lawal Mato, to complications from diabetes four days later.

The Nigeria Police Force has lost one of its senior officers to the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Francis Adie Bissong, a deputy commissioner of police, was until his death the Deputy Commissioner, State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, (SCID) in the office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin-City. Bissong, who hailed from Cross River State and joined the Force March 3, 1990, was said to have taken ill April 14 and was being treated privately before the attention of the state government was called to his case.

The state government also on Wednesday announced that it recorded two new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total of confirmed cases in the state to 17 and two deaths. Before the death of Bissong, the state had recorded only one death. As of today, the state now has eight active cases, seven discharged persons, and 142 suspected cases spread across 14 Local Government Areas (LGAs)of the state

Speaking on the development, the state commissioner for health, Patrick Okundia, explained that about two days before Bissong’s death, the state surveillance team was called to have a look at him. Okundia said in the process, his sample was taken and it was sent to the laboratory while he continued with his drugs. “He was placed on self-isolation; however, the result came out and it was positive”. The health commissioner said before they could get to his house to move him, it was discovered that he had died that same day. “It is really unfortunate that the result came after the man had died”, Okundia lamented.

The Zonal Public Relations Officer, Emeka Ihenacho, could not be reached for his reaction to the sad incident. However, an unimpeachable source in the zone comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa States, confirmed the incident. The source disclosed that the deceased officer was being treated privately when he was confirmed to have been infected with the disease which unfortunately cut short his life.

According to the source, “as we speak, the entire police force in the zone has been thrown into mourning over the death of DCP Bissong”. He hinted that the the Police Service Commission had ratified his elevation to the rank of Commissioner of Police which was delayed because of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Bissong, an alumnus of St. Finbarr’s College, Akoka, Lagos, was said to have served in various capacities, including as an instructor at Police Academy, Wudil, Kano; Police Academy, Lagos, among others.

A native of Bendeghe Ekiem in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State, Bissong, who left behind one wife and three children, was at the Institute for Security Studies, Bwari Abuja, between January and November 2018. He was elevated to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police December 2, 2018.

Dr Adedayo Williams, the President of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Williams disclosed this in a WhatsApp message he sent to his colleagues and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday.

‌The UCH spokesperson, Mr Toye Akinrinlola, also confirmed the news in a phone chat with NAN.

“Good afternoon, dear colleagues and friends.

“Having been on the field caring for others, I thought it wise to subject myself to a voluntary screening for COVID-19.

“The result turned out to be positive on Saturday evening, April18.

“I presently do not have any symptom and I am currently on self isolation, awaiting a repeat test.

“I implore everyone I have had contact with recently to immediately go on self isolation pending the time they will be tested.

“Those concerned should also properly inform their Heads of Department.

“I strongly advise every healthcare worker to always take precautionary measures as COVID-19 is real and spreads fast, even though some persons infected are asymptomatic.

“Please stay safe always. Thank you,” Williams said in his message.

NAN recalls that UCH had in March suspended part of its outpatient services to reduce the risk of Coronavirus epidemic within the hospital community.

Lagos State Government has reiterated the need for residents to desist from setting up a bonfire on tarred road surfaces across the State while embarking on vigilante operations, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown
A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engineer Aramide Adeyoye, urged Lagosians to refrain from such acts.
Adeyoye pointed out that roads that had been rehabilitated with taxpayers money were being destroyed by the heat generated from the bonfire
The Special Adviser appealed to residents to desist from this unwholesome act so that after the lockdown, roads will remain intact, thus preventing the need for further expenditure on infrastructure in the face of scarce resources

RECRUITMENT: The Nigeria Center for Disease Control @NCDCgov is recruiting for short term consultancy - Surveillance Support Officers in 19 states

Start Date: April 20, 2020
End Date: October 19, 2020

Applications to be sent before COB April 17, 2020

The Lagos State Government has announced another COVID-19 death, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the state to seven.

The state Ministry of Health via its Twitter handle, @LSMOH, said, “One COVID-19 death was recorded. This brings to seven, the number of COVID-19 related deaths in Lagos State”.

The state Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi, identified the victim as a 63-year-old male, who had no history of travel or contact with any confirmed case.

The PUNCH reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday announced 25 new infections in Lagos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 217.

The state has also discharged 70 COVID-19 patients, who had tested negative for the virus twice, to reunite with their families and members of society.

Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has announced the extension of a movement restriction order earlier put in place in the state for another 14 days.
This, according to him, is to further help curb the spread of Coronavirus in the state and country at large.

Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday during a nationwide broadcast announced the extension of the lockdown of Lagos, Ogun and FCT to curtail the spread of the virus.

Nigeria so far has 343 cases of Coronavirus and 10 recorded deaths.

The Katsina State Government said on Friday the wife and two children of the medical doctor, who died of COVID-19 in Daura local government area of the state had tested positive for the virus.

The state governor, Aminu Masari, who disclosed this to journalists, said the wife and two children had been taken to an isolation centre at the Federal Medical Center, Katsina where they were being treated.

The late physician, Dr. Aliyu Yakubu, had traveled to Lagos and returned to Daura after which he fell sick and was later confirmed to be infected with the disease.

He was admitted at the Nigeria Air Force Reference Hospital, Daura where he died on April 4.

The governor said: “Samples of about 23 people were taken to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control; three tested positive for COVID-19.”

“We are still taking samples of people suspected to have had contact with the victims; we shall trace anyone that had any contact with the victims. We shall ensure that the pandemic is not spread further.”

The government announced a total lockdown on Daura local government area of the state to prevent the spread of the pandemic.

“The government, in consultation with the local leadership in Daura, has decided to lockdown Daura local government area completely, beginning from 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 11,” Masari added.

He, however, said the COVID-19 Rapid Response Committee would allow four pharmaceutical outfits and three grain stores to operate, to enable people to buy what they might need.

The governor directed security agents to ensure that people complied with the directives, and warned residents against daring government’s seriousness on the matter.

“We want people to cooperate with the government so that we can contain the disease. The lockdown may come with some difficulties, but it is very necessary so as to save lives,” Masari concluded.

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