Suleiman Adamu, a
lawmaker representing Nasarawa central at the state house of assembly, has died
of complications from COVID-19.
Suleiman is the
first patient to die of the disease in the state.
Speaking with
journalists on Sunday at Lafia, the state capital, Abdullahi Sule, governor of
the state, confirmed the demise of the lawmaker.
He said Suleiman
died before the result of his test came back positive.
The governor said
the house of assembly complex would be closed and all lawmakers quarantined to
curb a further spread of the virus.
Sule also said the
state has returned about 788 almajiri children to their home states.
On Tuesday, the
governor confirmed the state’s first COVID-19 case.
He said the patient
is a 25-year-old lady who recently travelled from Kano state to Kokona local
government area in Nasarawa.
Currently, Nasarawa
has nine confirmed cases of the disease.
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