The Chief Imam of Kabba, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Ejibunu died of Coronavirus.
His death was confirmed by his family members.
The Precision NG recalled that the Kogi State Government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have been at each other’s throat over COVID-19 cases in Kogi.
NCDC had insisted two cases were confirmed in the state, but the Government insisted the state is coronavirus-free.
In a swift reaction, the family of Ejibunu told Kogi Government “to stop denying the obvious”.
Chief Tai Ejibunu, Obatebise of Oweland, in a statement by the family, said the Chief Imam exhibited symptoms of COVID-19 because he eventually tested positive after referral from the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja.
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“Our attention has been drawn to the series of discussions going on concerning Covid-19 index case in Kabba and the identity of the index case.
“I wish to affirm, on behalf of Ejibunu family, that the Chief Imam of Kabba, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Ejibunu, was down with flu some few days back and he had to be hospitalised at the Specialist Hospital in Kabba.
“Further medical attention was sought at the Federal Medical Centre in Lokoja, as the flu did not abate after some days.
“At the FMC, he was referred to the National Hospital in Abuja and the test conducted on him by the NCDC showed that he was Covid-19 positive”, the statement read.
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