Reports in the north have confirmed that Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive for coronavirus.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a media statement.
The governor earlier disclosed that he met and shook hands with Mohammed, the son of former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.
The statement added that the governor is now in isolation as his Doctors and Officials from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control have taken full charge of his isolation.