An officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, , who recently returned from Kano State, has been confirmed as the second case of the novel coronavirus disease in Benue State.
The second case is coming about six weeks after the index case was confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Ortom said giving the name of the patient at the press briefing was not to ridicule his image or damage his personality. He said, “It is unfortunate that I stand before you this morning to announce to you and Benue people that another case of COVID-19 has come to the state. His name is . He is an indigene of Benue but works with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, Kano State Command.
“It is fortunate that the victim is cooperating with the state and I want to assure people that anybody with this kind of condition will not be neglected. Therefore, I want to urge everyone who had come into the state to come forward and present themselves to the committee for necessary action in their best interest.
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