The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mohammed Babandede, has joined a list of top officials that have tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic.
Babandede made the announcement in the early hours of Sunday.
He said he has been on self-isolation since he arrived Nigeria from UK.
“I tested positive for COVID-19,” said Babandede.
“I have been in self-isolation since my return from the UK on Sunday on Sunday 22nd of this month with British Airways in Lagos.”
The comptroller-General was in the United Kingdom with his wife, who, however, tested negative.
“I urge my loved ones, Immigration Officers and Nigerians to pray for me and all those affected,” he urged.
“It is a very difficult time but we can’t change what God destined for us. I urge officers to continue working with my able Deputy to further move our Service to another level. As advised by NCDC I am totally isolated.”
Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections in Nigeria rose to 97 on Saturday with the confirmation of eight fresh cases in Abuja, Oyo, Kaduna and Osun states.
Of the eight new cases, four were recorded in Oyo, two in the country’s capital, and one each in Kaduna and Osun, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
