BREAKING: Nigeria Gov Tests positive For Coronavirus

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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive for coronavirus, The PUNCH reports.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a media statement made available on Tuesday.

The governor earlier said he met and shook hands with Mohammed, the son of former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

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