My CSO died of coronavirus – Bola Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has said his late Chief Security Officer, CSO Alhaji Lateef Raheem, died from complications from coronavirus disease.
Tinubu said he and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, however, tested negative for the virus.
In a statement on Monday released by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, Tinubu begged Nigerians to take precautions against contracting the disease as it is real.
He said,

“Following the death of our well-respected and beloved Chief Security Officer, Alhaji Lateef Raheem, NCDC medics took the wise precaution of taking samples from his body for testing to actually determine the cause of death. Today, the test results are back. The samples tested positive for COVID-19.

“As a precautionary measure taken soon after the death of Alhaji Raheem, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and all their aides took COVID-19 tests on Saturday, April 25. The results of the tests were returned this (Monday) morning. Test results for both Asiwaju and Senator Tinubu were negative.
“The result of one of the aides was positive. The rest of the members of staff was negative. The one staff member has been isolated in accordance with the NCDC guidelines. Further contact tracing and COVID-19 tests are being conducted by the NCDC with regard to the relatives and possible contacts of that staff member.”

The APC chieftain stressed that openness and transparency were key if Nigeria would defeat the disease.