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The body of the first victim of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria, who died in Lagos on Friday, has been cremated.
Details of the cremation were not available at press time but Sunday Vanguard gathered that the eveny was witnessed by officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, led by its Project Director, Professor Abdulsalam Nasidi, among others.
The decision to cremate the body of the victim, it was further gathered, may not be unconnected with the deadly nature of the Ebola Virus which is known to be easily transmissible from human to human during handling of corpses of victims.
The World Health Organisation recommends that in communities where there is an outbreak of Ebola, appropriate containment measures including burial of the dead should be properly handled...vanguard
God save us
ReplyDeleteWe are still battling with hiv and Ebola virus wan join.Abeg let d ashes be flown back to Liberia biko
DeletePlease the Ebola ashes should be flown to Liberia in a tightly closed urn. RIP to the dead
ReplyDeleteLol,it is sad o,these days eh washing of hands is the thing o.poor man,may God keep us safe
DeleteCremation in Nigeria? Wow! I'm impressed! Didn't know they could do that..... So who's taking his ashes to Salone???
ReplyDeleteI get angry anytym I remember dis man.... Anyways RIP....
ReplyDeleteLol na wa
DeleteBest option. Pls everybody Shud start creating awareness let's not just wait 4govt 2 do it. Btw we r our own Govt! Afterall we provide everything 4ourselved:security, light,water etc. And I still dei pay tax
ReplyDeleteBest option. Pls everybody Shud start creating awareness let's not just wait 4govt 2 do it. Btw we r our own Govt! Afterall we provide everything 4ourselved:security, light,water etc. And I still dei pay tax
ReplyDeleteWat did d man na come to do in Nigeria ehn? Y did he not stay in his country n die there? Only God sabi how many ppl he has carry his sickness give. Cancelling lagos from my trips dis period...I can't shat
ReplyDeleteMay he RIP shall
Lord save us from retarded thinking. People have not just started coming from ebola red zones into Nigeria. This is the first DOCUMENTED case does not mean it is an isolated case.
DeleteThis is why its disheartening that the Min of Health and other govt and private media houses are not doing more to sensitize people. That one case alone has been reported is not the end o.
Incubation period according to WHO is 2 to 21 days...he came on a plane with others.
The govt should tighten security on border patrol for incoming passengers from these ebola red alert countries. Gosh the brains of the people in power in this Nigeria are just as dead as dodos!!
Such a handsome man, chai!!!!
ReplyDeleteRIP to the dead and i hope we never hear of this deadly disease again in Nigeria...What if i tell you guys that Aids is learning work from Ebola.....
ReplyDeleteAIDS beta pass this thing. AIDS is preventable, but this one just sitting beside that person is bye bye forever.
DeletePls they should bury the man immediately , no wasting of time Biko, delay is dangerous.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm... did I jst read bury d man immediately??? immaculate sef Haf comment, noted!!!
DeleteHmmm nawa o, iyanga dey trouble com find am. Pls why ds man waka com naija in d 1st place?
ReplyDeleteI remember sometime ago when you mentioned a porthacourt big girl that died during someone's wake keeping Stella.
ReplyDeleteShe bled through her skin and eyes and some comments here said it might be Jazz! I hope it was not Ebola oooh.Let us believe this man is the only victim in Nigeria ooh.haa!! Bikokwa!
I remember that gist
DeleteIt could be Ebola oh but i tire for a country where anything that cant be explained is attributed to witchcraft and jazz
*But that's none of my business
ReplyDeleteIn this case, its the best thing to do. And I sincerely hope our immigration people are working in partnership with the ministry of health to check most flights that come in from these disease prone areas. Cos if this kind thing to continue in this country, it will wipe out people in split seconds. They should not try this stunt again, while we put our ears down to hear of measures to contain this deadly virus.
ReplyDeleteWe thank God for a sensible comment. Thank u. U restored my faith in not so common sense.
DeleteLet's just do our best by reading up about Ebola and ways to avoid it, mothers sit your kids down and explain these things to them. God will do the rest for us, amen!
ReplyDeleteSo what exactly did he come to do in Lagos...
ReplyDeleteAlakoba Rip
Did his family consent to the cremation?
ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Am very sure that some european countries or america brought this disease to africa to see hw effective the disease is bcos to them africa is already dead.... Watch JACK BAUER season five or six yu will knw what am talking about.......
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No movie of that name, it's 24hr!
DeleteThank us larra
Lol.... 24hr???? I thought it's just "24"
DeleteOk ooh
Hope the smoke from the fire is not poisonous....Oriegwu!
ReplyDeleteY didn't they burn him? Thought they said *no cremation*?
ReplyDeleteAre u daft?
DeleteAre u daft? Stella common post my comment yeye
DeleteCremation is another way of saying burn.
DeleteThe man coming to Nigeria with d deadly disease down within makes me so angry at him. I know its not his fault, but I can't help myself. I'm so paranoid now towards my family. Atleast in a month time we will know if others contacted the disease from him. God help us all.
ReplyDeleteWhat a relief! I pray no one contacted the deadly virus from him.
ReplyDeleteWhy this man go bring this kin disease come to Nigeria nauuuuu,where we have millions in population;God save us please we already have enough on our hands now this!!!!!!...RIP Sir,but pls when you get to heaven,kindly tell God not to punish Nigeria any further with this disease;we have more than enough killing us already,biko.
ReplyDeleteRIP Sir! Buh does dis Man not have a family? Such a Fine young Man.shame on u Ebola!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm
ReplyDeleteThis is serious.
May his soul rest in peace.
I just pray and hope he didn't infect anyone.
Henceforth, the immigration should double check passengers coming in frm other parts of Africa, to avoid outbreak here. One time, the SA govt insisted Nigerians shud come in wt their Yellow cards and ppl who dnt have theirs were deported.
ReplyDeleteWen u copy comment frm laila's blog abt same post nd u come and paste it on Stella's blog...
DeleteBt dats nt my biz tho!
Who knows where the cremation took place?
ReplyDeleteI fear that during the process of cremation even as the fire was depleting the body, a million ton of ebola virus may have been released into the air! What steps where taken to obviate this risk? Secondly, hope they send the ashes somewhere else! Cos the way things are going, one can envisage this ebola has taken the dimension of a plague! May the lord protect us ,amen. RIP. Helf uns!
Pepper ose oku!
Its Well!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy sunday family.....
#YourLegacyLivesOnProfDoraAkunyili*7/6/14
*Prayer For Nigeria in Distress x10 Daily*
Someone drew my attention to this irritant who always uses my pictures as his/her dp...Why is my picture on your profile? Don't you have an identity? You have 24hrs to take it down else i'll swing into action idiot
DeleteHuh! For real? Sdk bouncer re u d one Folake is referring to?
DeleteLow self esteem is a disease.sdk bouncer,d ugly dirty girl.thief
DeleteI pray he is gone and cremated with the disease in Nigeria in Jesus name.
ReplyDeleteAh cremation is the best. R.I.P
ReplyDeleteIn as much as he brought the deadly disease to Nigeria, he was still somebody's son, father,brother etc.
ReplyDeleteI sympathise with his family for their loss and Nigeria should be be alert about this virus.
Well done.
ReplyDeleteThe west will not rest until it finishes Africa, so they can keep calling it the dark continent. Release a biological weapon in the sub region just to enable data gathering. Hope its just this man that was planted here to check how africa's largest population gets infected. Mad world!
ReplyDeleteYou know sometimes they even test their weapons of mass destruction in the 3rd world countries....this might just be a laboratory generated virus which will be used in the future for war!
DeleteOh well,what do I know.. It just might be what it is,a virus just like the others we have come to know. hope a cure comes fast! Am so paranoid right now!
He was an agent of death IMO.The devil wanted to use him but I trust God has taken care of the situation.I'm so livid at the fact that immigration authorities would allow any flight coming from that region to land in Nigeria without proper medical clearance of all passengers on board.oh lord in your mercies,hear our prayers.We just can't deal with this in Nigeria,not now! The country is in a state of uprising and our health sector is not equipped for this.oh God you have to protect us.We believe in you and only you,and do not let the whites ask us where is our God.Jehovah please prove to us that you're greater than their science and that Ebola died with Steven sawyer.Lord in your mercies,grant us peace!
ReplyDeleteErrrr, ok??
DeleteI just remembered the story of that unidentified military man dat died in a keke napep somewhr around keffi obalende. I dnt knw if any1 remembers! He bled tru his eyes,nose,mouth etc. It cld av bn ebola right???
ReplyDeleteI just remembered the story of that unidentified military man dat died in a keke napep somewhr around keffi obalende. I dnt knw if any1 remembers! He bled tru his eyes,nose,mouth etc. It cld av bn ebola right???
ReplyDeleteAm tired oooo!!!!!Some Girls think say EBOLA na another hit Song like "DOROBUCCI", dey don start to dey name dem self EBOLABUKKY, EBOLASUZZY, EBOLAFROSHDIVA, EBOLAPOSH..pls tell dem ooo may God save us .
ReplyDeleteI couldn't help but laugh @ some ppl's ignorance here! @ my opinion this is what I do when I don't understand the meaning of certain words. I google it before commenting on the post. Please make google your friend you'l be glad you did!
ReplyDelete@ super_cute, you are right. Pls kindly make Google your best friend.
ReplyDeleteEnd time things... What will it profit all of you if you gain the whole world and looses your soul??? Something must kill a man!
ReplyDeleteThere are confirmed reports that the Liberian that was killed by the Ebola Virus Disease in Lagos some days back previously showed strong symptoms of being down with the disease before he was disembarked from the flight that brought him to the country. These confirmed reports noted that the Liberian at a point started vomiting/amidst coughing, etc. before the flight touched down at MMA. Now the point I am trying to make is; knowing how people seat in close proximity to each other in most commercial airlines, and knowing how contagious the Ebola Virus Disease has been said to be; isn't shocking that the health officials in Nigeria allowed the remaining passengers of that same flight to walk home without putting in-place mechanisms to monitor them for at least a few more days or weeks? Especially knowing that after an individual catches the Ebola virus, there is usually an incubation period of between 2 to 20 days before such an individual starts showing symptoms of having the virus. with this in mind, I think it would have been a wise move if the health authorities in Nigeria had informed the remaining passengers that they would need to be monitored in the coming days! What an opportunity missed. Or are they indirectly sending us the message that 50 more persons are now going thorough the incubation stage of the Ebola virus in Nigeria, possibly now interacting with others that wasn't in that flight, with the possible risk of potentially transmitting the virus to them? I hope not.
ReplyDeleteWith all what you've just read, I sincerely HOPE that we are not getting set to deal with an epidemic in Nigeria.
Theophilus Kalada Apiafi is a very concerned Nigerian.