No coronavirus case has been recorded in Kogi State, the state government has declared.
This position contradicts the one declared on Wednesday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
On Wednesday, NCDC said two cases were recorded in Kogi State.
It was the first time a case was announced in the state.
However, in a statement issued on Thursday by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Haruna Audu, the government said the claim by the NCDC was not true.
His words: “Kogi State till this very moment is Covid-19 free. We have developed full testing capacity and have conducted hundreds of tests so far which have returned negative.
“We have also continued to insist that we will not be a party to any fictitious Covid-19 claims which is why we do not recognise any Covid-19 test conducted by any Kogite outside the boundaries of the state except those initiated by us. Any attempt to force us to announce a case of Covid-19 will be vehemently rejected.
“We continue to enjoin our people to take all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic into the state and give no listening ears to rumour peddlers and mischief makers.
“We are more than prepared to secure the life of our people and have no interest in playing politics with their Health concerns.
“God bless Kogi State!”
