By Mohammed Mohammed
The former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said his son who had tested positive to the CoronaVirus otherwise called COVID-19
had meetings with six persons same day that he arrived Nigeria from Switzerland.
After the meeting, Atiku averred that his son stayed in his private house for the night where he later took Aero 5.20 PM flight to Abuja on the 18th.
He, however, debunked the rumours making the rounds that his son who had tested positive to the virus visited club houses in Abuja shortly after his arrival from his business trip abroad.
In a statement signed his Media Aide, Mr. Paul Ibe on behalf of the former VP, he denied that his son was not at play lounge nor any other club in Abuja as being mischievously bandied about.
According to him, the case neither attended the Friday Jumu’a prayers nor any social gathering until his evacuation to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital on the 20th where he is being treated and managed.
He said: “We urge members of the public to disregard the perfidious information that the case accessed open locations.
“For the purpose of putting the records straight and dispelling false narratives about the itinerary of a son of former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakr currently undergoing treatment for Corona Virus (COVID-19) infection, I wish to make the following clarifications:
“The clinical case returned to the country on 17th March via Switzerland from some business engagements in France and Switzerland.”
According to the statement, the case did not travel with his family or any other but travelled alone by Emirates Airline.
He said: “The case wore face mask as a precautionary measure since his arrival in Nigeria.
“The case did not show symptoms of infection and voluntarily placed a call to NCDC on arrival in Abuja late on the 18th to inform them he had returned from COVID-19 prone country and desired to be tested.
“On the 19th, NCDC took his blood sample which result came positive on the 20th. He subsequently went into self isolation to protect his family within his own house.
“Meantime his son has since tested negative while his wife’s result is being awaited. The two persons are currently in self isolation.
“We urge members of the public to disregard the perfidious information that the case accessed open locations.
“He was not at play lounge nor any other club in Abuja as being mischievously bandied about.”
The statement also added that the case neither attended the Friday Jumu’a prayers nor any social gathering until his evacuation to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital on the 20th where he is being treated and managed, adding members of the public should disregard the perfidious information that the case accessed open locations.