Immigration boss, Babandede joins list of Coronavirus patients

 

The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammed Babandede, has joined the growing list of public officers who have tested positive for the coronavirus disease.

The CG, who disclosed Sunday that he has tested positive for coronavirus in a WhatsApp message to the media, said he had been on self-isolation since he returned from the United Kingdom on March 22.

“Today, I tested positive for COVID-19. I have been on self-isolation since my return from UK on Sunday 22nd of this month with British Airways in Lagos.

“I urge my loved ones, Immigration Officers and Nigerians to pray for me and all those affected,” Babandede told The Punch on phone.

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He urged immigration officers to continue working with his deputy to move the service forward.

He added, “It is a very difficult time but we can’t change what God destined for us.

“I urge officers to continue working with my able Deputy to further move our Service to another level. As advised by NCDC, I am totally isolated.”