Nigeria recorded its first case of death from the novel COVID-19 disease on Monday. The news was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday via it’s Twitter handle.
According to the agency, the case was a 67-year-old male who returned home from the UK after undergoing medical treatment
He was said to have had medical conditions- multiple myeloma and diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy.
The deceased’s name has however been relayed to the public to be Suleiman Achimugu, a former managing director of the Pipeline and Product Marketing Company (PPMC).
According to a statement by his family, Achimugu died on Sunday, March 22 while receiving treatment at a specialist hospital after he tested positive.
“He has since been buried according to Islamic rites,” the statement read.
With this development, the case makes it Nigeria’s 36th confirmed case of coronavirus in a total of six states – Lagos, FCT, Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti, and Edo.
