Disorder In Niger After A COVID-19 Patient Died In A Commercial Bus
By Olorungbotemi
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Pressure mounted the crust of Badeggi in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State after one of the passengers that violated the interstate night travel ban died in a commercial vehicle. It was learnt that a commercial bus with registration number, JJJ 349 XN, was traveling from Lagos to a northern state through the Bida- Badeggi-Lambata high way when the vehicle broke down at Badeggi. It was reported that a man recognized as George Udom, alerted the Niger State Task Force on COVID-19 to the presence of the bus at Badeggi in the early hours of Thursday. The Bida zonal unit of the task force upon getting there discovered that one of the passengers suspected to be a COVID -19 patient had died.
The Chairman of the state COVID-19 task force, who is also the Secretary to Niger State Government, Ibrahim Matane, briefed Governor Abubakar Bello about the development.
Director General of ICT and Public Enlightenment in the Governor’s Office, Abdul Bergki, who also confirmed this in his official Twitter handle.
He said, “To avoid infection, the chairman has been directed to call mechanics, fix the vehicle and escort the bus out of Niger State with security personnel back to where they are coming from and hand them over to the authorities there. “All those to be involved must wear face-mask, hand gloves, eyeglasses before touching the vehicle for repairs.”
Image is for illustration purposePressure mounted the crust of Badeggi in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State after one of the passengers that violated the interstate night travel ban died in a commercial vehicle. It was learnt that a commercial bus with registration number, JJJ 349 XN, was traveling from Lagos to a northern state through the Bida- Badeggi-Lambata high way when the vehicle broke down at Badeggi. It was reported that a man recognized as George Udom, alerted the Niger State Task Force on COVID-19 to the presence of the bus at Badeggi in the early hours of Thursday. The Bida zonal unit of the task force upon getting there discovered that one of the passengers suspected to be a COVID -19 patient had died.
The Chairman of the state COVID-19 task force, who is also the Secretary to Niger State Government, Ibrahim Matane, briefed Governor Abubakar Bello about the development.
Director General of ICT and Public Enlightenment in the Governor’s Office, Abdul Bergki, who also confirmed this in his official Twitter handle.
He said, “To avoid infection, the chairman has been directed to call mechanics, fix the vehicle and escort the bus out of Niger State with security personnel back to where they are coming from and hand them over to the authorities there. “All those to be involved must wear face-mask, hand gloves, eyeglasses before touching the vehicle for repairs.”
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