#COVID-19: My CSO died of coronavirus – Bola Tinubu

The statesman of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has said his late Chief Security Officer, CSO Alhaji Lateef Raheem, died from complications from coronavirus disease.

Tinubu said he and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, however, tested negative for the virus.

In a statement on Monday released by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, Tinubu begged Nigerians to require precautions against contracting the disease because it is real.

He said,

 “Following the death of our well-respected and beloved Chief Security Officer, Alhaji Lateef Raheem, NCDC medics took the wise precaution of taking samples from his body for testing to truly determine the explanation for death. Today, the test results are back. The samples tested positive for COVID-19.

 “As a precautionary measure taken soon after the death of Alhaji Raheem, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and every one their aides took COVID-19 tests on Saturday, April 25. The results of the tests were returned this (Monday) morning. Test results for both Asiwaju and Senator Tinubu were negative.

 “The results of one among the aides was positive. the remainder of the members of staff was negative. The one staffer has been isolated in accordance with the NCDC guidelines. Further contact tracing and COVID-19 tests are being conducted by the NCDC with reference to the relatives and possible contacts of that staffer .”

The APC chieftain stressed that openness and transparency were key if Nigeria would defeat the disease.