- Gombe, Abuja tie with 89 cases
One person died in Kano in the last 24 hours of COVID-19 complications, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) data published by on Tuesday showed.
The death increased the COVID-19 death toll in Kano State from 54 to 55. The national death toll is now 1,181.
NCDC said a total of 390 cases were reported in 19 states and Abuja, with Gombe tied with Abuja with 89 cases.
Kaduna, which along with Lagos and Abuja, had posted high figures since 1 December, reported another 62 cases, more than the 59 it logged Sunday.
Lagos also posted 35 new cases, its lowest since it posted 29 on 3 December.
At the moment, the number total cases in Nigeria is now 69,645.
NCDC data also showed 173 patients were discharged, leaving 3,517 active cases.
“Our discharges today include 74 community recoveries in Gombe State and 6 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines”, the NCDC said.
The high daily count for Gombe comes as a surprise as it is 16th on the grim table, with just 1,026 cases cumulatively.
Ekiti State Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola has set free 34 inmates, after reviewing 386 cases, during his visit to the Correctional Center in Ado Ekiti on Monday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 27 of those released, including one female, were set free unconditionally, while 7 were granted bail on liberal terms. and one of the freed inmates was supported financially to enable him return home.
In his address, Daramola praised the Correctional Officers for keeping the inmates healthy and robust, as well as maintaining a hygienic environment.
Speaking to the press after the exercise, Daramola berated the prosecutorial system in Nigeria for lagging behind international best practice, thereby contributing significantly to prison congestion in the country.
The CJ charged the inmates to be of good behaviour because the long arm of the law was awaiting any erring citizen.
The new Comptroller of the center, Mr Alimi Abdulrasheed thanked Justice Daramola, describing his visit as worthwhile.
Present at the event were High Court Judges, Magistrates, Lawyers, representatives of Civil Society Organizations, National Human Right Commission, among others. (NAN)