The Emir of Daura, Umar Faruq Umar, on Saturday declared that COVID-19 is real.
The monarch was discharged from the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina on Thursday after receiving treatment for the deadly disease.
He spent nearly two weeks at the facility most of it in intensive care.
Speaking in Kaduna, on his admission and discharge from the hospital, the Emir, who spoke in Hausa, advised Nigerians to fear God and support the Federal and State Governments in their efforts to fight the pandemic.
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He said, “All praises be to Almighty Allah for taking us through this time, the most dangerous period in the entire world.
“I want to draw the attention of the people world over that the current pandemic is not a joke hence people should fear God and return to God.
“If the world is not settled, people should not expect anything good even if you are physically healthy.
“Let the governor know that I am now fully recovered.”
He thanked President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State as well as all health workers in the state for their support through his trying times.
