The Kogi State Government has rejected the first two cases reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.
Saka Haruna Audu, the state commissioner for health, in a statement issued Wednesday, said the state is still COVID-19 free.
He said: “Kogi State till this very moment is COVID-19 free. We have developed full testing capacity and have conducted hundreds of tests so far which have returned negative.
“We have also continued to insist that we will not be a party to any fictitious COVID-19 claims which is why we do not recognise any COVID-19 test conducted by any Kogite outside the boundaries of the State except those initiated by us.
“Any attempt to force us to announce a case of COVID-19 will be vehemently rejected.”
