Suspected Covid – 19 patient dies in transit
Folake Sokoya
A man suspected to have contracted Coronavirus disease died few hours ago while traveling along Abeokuta/ Sagamu road.
The victim whose name is unknown as at the time of writing this report was said to have hailed from Cotonou, Republic of Benin.
According to his relative whom they were traveling together, they were coming from Sagamu and going to Owode, Idiroko, a border area of Ogun State.
The relative who was simply identified as Adex said the deceased fell sick from his return from Cotonou to Ijebu-Ode and he was returning him to Cotonou when he gave up the ghost inside the vehicle that gave them a lift.
He said, it was a police officer who gave them a ride from Sagamu to Abeokuta, but upon sighting that the man had died, the policeman dropped them by the roadside.
However, efforts to get the cause of the victim’s death was abortive as at the time of filing this report.