News
BREAKING: Disarray As COVID-19 Patient Attempts Escape From Kaduna Isolation
A coronavirus patient undergoing treatment at the Infectious Disease Control Center, Down Quarters, Kaduna South attempted to elude from the isolation centre but was captured.
The Media Assistant to the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ekunola Gbenga, confirmed this To PUNCH on Thursday.
In a statement sent via e-mail, the fleeing COVID-19 patient was said to have engaged officers of the NCDC on duty in a scuffle.
In the fight that ensued, the fleeing patient was said to forcefully take the entrance key to the isolation centre but overpowered by the NCDC officers on duty.
Read Also: Five-Year-Old Dies, Properties Destroyed In Bauchi Inferno
The statement titled ‘Kaduna: Civil Defence Officer capture COVID-19 patient who attempted to escape’, read, “It has emerged that a COVID-19 positive patient attempted to escape from isolation centre in Kaduna without authorisation.
“The suspected COVlD-l9 patient tried to leave the Centre for morning prayers without the permission of doctors.
“A confrontation occurred between our personnel and the patient who forcefully picked the keys of the gate of the Center and tried to open the gate to escape.
“The patient was arrested by Corps Assistant Joshua Philip who was among the officers on duty at the isolation centre.
“The COVID-19 index is said to have engaged the Civil Defence Officer Joshua Philip in serious fracas after he stopped him from leaving his quarantine ward at the isolation centre. This exposed the officer to the patient of the COVID-19.
“The keys were disinfected, despite that, the doctor gave the personnel some drugs; he was instructed to self-isolate for two weeks and to call the Center if he develops any symptoms.
“The Corps has since strengthened its security measures in the internal isolation centre.”
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
