Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Saturday tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
This was confirmed by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Homeboy Affairs, Samuel Aruwan on Saturday evening via his Twitter handle.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-SmEZFj65O/?igshid=u5iubdsmmyxx
Aruwan, a former spokesperson to the governor said the sample was submitted earlier this week and the result came in this evening as positive.
KADUNA UPDATE: Statement by Malam Nasir El-Rufai on his Covid-19 Test Results, 28 March 2020
Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test. The result came in this evening, and I regret to say that it is positive.
— SAMUEL ARUWAN (@samuelaruwan) March 28, 2020