In a statement released by the Realone Okpanachi :
My wife, three year old daughter and I tested positive for coronavirus virus yesterday. We have been isolated at Idu Isolation Centre with our treatment underway. I started having symptoms such as fever, headache and lost of taste and smell from Ogugu, Olamaboro L.G.A, Kogi State. The death of my father in-law forced me to travel to Ogugu recently where all the guidelines put in place by NCDC were not observed. I call on NCDC to move to Ogugu, Olamaboro L.G.A immediately with a view to carrying out comprehensive test in the community and arrest the community transmission going on there. The rate of deaths ascribed to brief illness in the community in partitcular and Kogi State in general has assumed alarming proportion. I urge anyone having symptoms such as fever, headache, fatigue, difficulty in breathing to go for testing without delay. We are very strong and in good condition. By the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, we will defeat the virus and be back home in few days time. Thank you.