Ondo State in south-west Nigeria has recorded three new cases of coronavirus as one of the infected persons is a suspect arrested in connection with the murder of Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu made this known via his Twitter handle on Sunday.
Akeredolu tweeted, “We have confirmed three other cases in Ondo State. One of the cases involves one of the recently arraigned suspects in the murder of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, Pa Fasoranti’s daughter.
“The Commissioner of Police has been duly informed and the line tracing of police officers and others in the SARS facility, where he was kept has started and their specimens are being collected.
“The suspect has been isolated from others and will be moved to the IDH for treatment. The commissioner of Police has assured the state that there will be adequate security around the IDH premises to prevent his escape and while on treatment, he will be manacled to the bed.”
The governor therefore promised to give further details of the state’s cases during his weekly press briefing on Monday.