Panic as Ebola victim arrives Nigeria at the Airport

It was reported by Vaguard that a man named Mr. Theophilus Onnakhinon, an ebola victim arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International airport from Sierra Leone yesterday.

Report mentioned that Mr. Theophilus to have been cured before his arrival, however, it caused a panic at the airport as people were in chaos as the sight of him been quarantined.

According to an undisclosed source the consular officer accompanied the victim into the country in order to avoid stigmatization by the Nigerian health officials and other authorities at the airport  and the victim was isolated and quarantined.

The source said, "It is true that there was Ebola scare at the Lagos airport today, (yesterday) but the fact is that the victim had been cured of the disease in Sierra Leone before being assisted into Nigeria by our consular officer in that country and immediately he landed, he was handed over to the port health authorities who immediately carried out checks on him and isolated him from the other passengers."

“But, the truth is that we just want to recheck what has already been done by the Sierra Leonean authorities. You know, we cannot take chances again in the country. I can assure you that the situation is under control"

But, the truth is that we just want to recheck what has already been done by the Sierra Leonean authorities. You know, we cannot take chances again in the country. I can assure you that the situation is under control.

The situation has been under control.