The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Tanko Muhammad has tested positive for COVID-19.
This was disclosed by a member of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.
Saulawa said the CJN is receiving treatment in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
Muhammad, was on Monday, absent from new legal year ceremony of the Supreme Court, where he was scheduled to preside over the inauguration of 72 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria.
Muhammad is one of the high-profile Nigerians that have tested positive for the virus since Nigeria started witnessing resurgence of the virus. Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu tested positive for the virus at the end of last week.
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Summary
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Sunday that three additional coronavirus-related deaths were recorded and that the new infections brought the total number of confirmed cases to 73,175.
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At least 26 Nigerian Army generals and the governor of Lagos state, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus as the nation recorded another spike of 418 positive cases on Sunday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Sunday that three additional coronavirus-related deaths were recorded and that the new infections brought the total number of confirmed cases to 73,175.