Francis Bissong,
deputy commissioner police in charge of zonal criminal investigation department
in Benin, Edo state, died from COVID-19 complications “at his official
apartment” in Benin, on Tuesday.
Patrick Okundia,
commissioner of information, had earlier announced the death of Bissong but he
did not go into details.
But in a statement,
Paul Yakadi, assistant inspector-general of police in charge of zone 5, Benin,
narrated the events that led to the death of Bissong whom he described as a
“hardworking officer”.
Yakadi said on April
9, the deceased travelled to Akure, Ondo state capital, to see his family and
celebrate Easter with them.
He was said to have
returned to Benin five days later, where he complained of illness after
developing symptoms of high fever.
Bissong reportedly
went into self isolation.
“On April 18, the
blood sample of the officer was taken by the medical doctor in charge of the
police medical services, Benin city for examination and analysis and
incidentally, the result of the analysis came out on April 21, to be Covid-19
positive,” Yakadi said in a statement.
“The officials of
the Nigeria Centre For Decease Control (NCDC) were immediately contacted, who
came to evacuate him to the isolation centre and treatment, but were shocked to
have discovered that the officer died an hour before their arrival at his official
residence.”
Yakadi also
dismissed reports that the officer died at the police cottage hospital in
Benin, saying: “For the purpose of clarity and to put the record straight, the
late officer died in his official quarters beside Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin
City.”
Police officers who
interacted with the late DCP have reportedly gone into self isolation while
Bissong’s orderly, driver, cook, cleaner and other domestic staff are also
under quarantine.
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