Stephen Mamza: Panic as CAN chairman in Adamawa test positive for COVID-19- Bishop Stephen Mamza, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Adamawa state, has tested positive for COVID-19 - The cleric, who made the disclosure on Sunday, August 23, said testing positive for the disease is not a death sentence - He urged people to pray for him and everyone who tested positive PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! The chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Adamawa, Bishop Stephen Mamza, has tested positive for COVID-19. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the cleric confirmed this in a statement in Yola on Sunday, August 23. Mamza said that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed his positive status, Legit.ng has learnt. He said: “Today (Sunday), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), confirmed to me that I am COVID-19 positive and I have to go into total isolation. “One lesson that I want people to appreciate and understand is that everybody has to make himself available for testing if need be.” The cleric noted that testing positive for the virus is not a death sentence. He urged people to pray for him and everyone who tested positive. According to him, he has gone into self-isolation and already started treatment in compliance with COVID-19 protocols. Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that three prominent Nigerians died of COVID-19 on Sunday, July 5. The three victims were Professor Godwin Achinge, J. Shalanga, and Chief Jide Odekunle who was the immediate past general manager of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA). In other news, Nigerian, Eyitolami Olaolorun, has died at the age of 60 years after she spent days battling the virus at Wellington Hospital, a private centre in St John’s Wood. She died in the UK in the line of service of caring for terminally ill young patients after she arrived in the UK, after separating from her husband. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read the best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Olaolorun’s daughter, Honey Iloba, asked the public to stick to lockdown rules and listen to the government’s directives to save their lives. Iloba described her mum as someone who was not only exceptional but very selfless when dealing with people, adding that she saw her patients as families. She said: “There's a picture of one of her patients on her wall. He's pretty much our adopted younger brother because of how she saw him." Source: Legit.ng - Bishop Stephen Mamza, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Adamawa state, has tested positive for COVID-19 - The cleric, who made the disclosure on Sunday, August 23, said testing positive for the disease is not a death sentence - He urged people to pray for him and everyone who tested positive PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: