The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has barred its members in Kogi State from covering the activities of the state chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) until further notice.
The NUJ in a statement in Lokoja on Tuesday said it took the decision so as to protect the integrity of the profession of journalism and save journalists in the state from unwarranted attacks.
The statement was signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the state council of the NUJ, Alhaji Adeiza Momoh Jimoh and Mr Ademu Seidu, respectively.
They expressed disappointed that an association of the status of NMA could deny a statement issued and signed on its behalf by its state chairman, Dr Kabiru Zubair.
Zubair had on May 3, while commenting on the state’s COVID-free status, expressed reservations about the inability of the state government to carry out tests on suspected patients.
“Because of this high level of suspicion, doctors prefer to rule out COVID-19 in patients they considered as high risk before proceeding to manage them for their clinical conditions.