The federal government has been accused of covering up COVID-19 cases among the officials of the National Identity Management Commission. This comes as officials of the commission across the country yesterday began a strike action over the fear of COVID-19 spread in the agency.

President of the Association of the Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC unit, ASEKOKHAI LUCKY, in an interview in Abuja, said already the virus had been detected in three officials of the agency at its headquarters.

He said the workers were annoyed because the management of the commission was aware of the development but kept it from workers, who could have taken necessary precautions to protect themselves.

LUCKY also said the workers would meet with government officials today to discuss the COVID-19 scare and other issues including delays in  promotion and poor salaries that led to the strike. Following the strike embarked upon by the workers, people who trooped to the NIMC offices across the country were stranded as there was nobody to attend to them.