Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger state, has tested positive for coronavirus.
The Niger state government broke the news in a tweet on the Twitter handle of the governor.
“FLASH: @GovNiger, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Governor Sani Bello who revealed the news today said the result of his latest test came back positive and he had consequently proceeded on self-isolation,” the tweet read.