Alhaji Muazu Brahji, Director of Human Resources at Yobe State Ministry of Health, has died at the state specialist hospital isolation centre in Damaturu.

The deceased's brother, Yau Ubaliyo Abubakar who made this known disclosed that Brahji died after being taken to the isolation facility on Tuesday May 5.

He further revealed that Brahji died while awaiting the result of the Coronavirus test conducted on him. 

Yobe is reportedly among the states without a testing centre for COVID-19; most of the samples collected are taken to either Abuja or Borno for testing.