Gunmen suspected to be allegedly sponsored by the Kogi State Government on Wednesday attacked the staff of the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja.
According to reports gathered, the staff were planning a press conference to pressure the Federal Government into establishing a COVID-19 screening centre in the state when the incident took place.
Speaking at a three-day Fidau prayers for the late Nasir Ajana, Kogi Chief Judge, on Tuesday, Governor Yahaya Bello had said COVID-19 was created to shorten the lifestyle of the people and that it was an artificial virus.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has so far announced three cases of COVID-19 in Kogi but the state government continues to insist that the state is virus free.