Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani has revealed that so far ten (10) persons have been confirmed positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 202 samples collected and tested.
Governor Sani Bello stated this at a briefing with newsmen after a meeting with the committee of the COVID-19 Task Force in the State at the Government House, Minna.
Meanwhile, Niger State has lost a Professor of Veterinary medicine., Professor Bello Agaie of the Usman Danfodiyo University to COVID-19.
Governor Sani Bello who announced this sympathized with the family, Usman Danfodiyo University and friends of Prof Bello Muhammadu Agaie who died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in Sokoto.
He prayed that Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him Aljannatu Firdausi.