The Vice Chairman of the Benue State Action Committee on Covid-19, Professor Godwin Achinge, has died from coronavirus complications,
It was gathered that Achinge, also a Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), at the Benue State University, died on Sunday afternoon, at a Hospital facility in Jos, Plateau State, where he was taken, after he tested positive for Covid-19, early last week.
The State Commissioner of Information, Mrs. Ngunan Addingi, when contacted, however, said that she was not yet aware, and promised to get back to Newsmen later today.
Nonetheless, dependable sources who are members of the Committee, but preferred anonymity, confirmed the development.
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