A member of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Lawan Nguru, has tested positive for COVID-19.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that this news is coming after 155 people had died in Gashua and Potiskum areas of Yobe due to Coronavirus complications.
In a statement on Wednesday in Damaturu, the state capital, Nguru, who represents Central Constituency, confirmed that he has been infected with the dreaded virus.
According to the statement, he has gone into isolation as part of the guidelines laid down by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
He said, “Presently, I am in isolation centre and recuperating in a very stable condition waiting for further directives from health officers.”
