List of five prominent Nigerians who died from coronavirus in 2020
Channel: Information Nigeria
Date: 2021-01-03

COVID-19 outbreak, which originated from Wuhan in China, has ravaged Nigeria, claiming the lives of citizens, including prominent personalities, especially politicians.

About 1,278 deaths persons are said to have died in the country from the disease. Nigeria has recorded over 86,576 cases and 73,322 people have been discharged, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) daily update.

After almost 8 months of total lockdown, the restriction was eased and citizens went back to their normal lives. However, this didn’t mean that the coronavirus no longer existed. The government tried its best to salvage the situation and contain the spread of the disease, but this has yielded minute result.

Unfortunately, there has been a spike in the number of cases in Nigeria since early December. Taking this into consideration, the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced new restrictions in an attempt to prevent the second wave of infection from spreading rapidly in the state. Let’s not forget, the governor also contracted the disease. The virus doesn’t look at faces as it affects both the rich and poor.

Information Nigeria has compiled the names of 5 politicians, who succumbed to the deadly disease.