Fintiri had on Wednesday confirmed an index COVID-19 case in the state and asked the people to prepare for a lockdown to be announced in due course to prevent the spread of the virus.
Ganye, headquarters of Ganye LGA, is a principal town about 145 kilometres south of the state capital, Yola. Indication by Thursday afternoon was that Governor Ahmadu Fintiri is only waiting to pay civil servants before declaring a lockdown following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state.