A former NNPC General Manager, Suleiman Achimugu, who was among those confirmed to have contracted the Corona virus in Nigeria, has died according to family source.
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A family member, Abubukar Achimugu, in an announcement, stated that the deceased has since been buried according to Islamic rites.
The 1st #COVID19 death in Nigeria has been recorded. The case was a 67 year old male who returned home following medical treatment in UK
He had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma & diabetes & was undergoing chemotherapy
Our thoughts are with his family pic.twitter.com/A7STOjTQeW
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 23, 2020
“Just lost an uncle to the Corona virus, at Gwagwalada specialist hospital this morning. Alhaji Suleiman Achimugu retired from NNPC as group GM. He returned 10 days ago from the UK and was isolated.
“Now, his household is condoned off and the entire family quarantined and the corpse is not likely to be released to us.
“Let’s put him in our prayers and ask God to send an urgent relief to us,” stated Kashim Abubakar, a cousin to the late Achimugu wrote
Another family member, Abubakar Achimugu, however confirmed that the deceased has been laid to rest.
“Our family is deeply saddened to inform you of the sudden death of our beloved father, uncle, brother and friend. Engr. Suleiman Achimugu (former MD of PPMC).
“He died of COVID-19 on 22/03/2020, some days after he arrived Nigeria from the UK.
“He was in self isolation upon his return from the UK and personally called NCDC after experiencing some discomfort that are related to COVID-19 symptoms.
“He tested positive and was promptly evacuated to the specialist hospital. He died while recieving treatment.
“We implore the general public to pray upon his soul and the recovery of infected persons .Your thoughts and prayers would be appreciated.
“Please maintain the public social distancing and restriction advice as we all walk through this very difficult time.
“He has since been buried according to Islamic rites. May Allah (SWA) have mercy on him,” Abubukar wrote on behalf of the family.
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