Paul Ibe, spokesman
of Atiku Abubakar, has cleared the air about the rumours that trailed the
alleged movement of the son of the former vice president who was diagnosed of
coronavirus after he returned from Switzerland.
Atiku had announced
via his Twitter account on Monday that his son tested positive for coronavirus
and had been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital in Abuja for treatment.
Hours after he made
the announcement, some Nigerians on Twitter accused Atiku’s son of refusing to
isolate himself after he returned to the country.
They alleged that he
visited a nightclub and attended Juma’at service in the city while accusing him
of endangering the lives of other Nigerians with his “actions”.
But in a series of
tweets, Ibe denied the allegations, saying the patient only attended a private
meeting of six persons upon his arrival.
He said the patient
wore a face mask as a precautionary measure since his arrival in Nigeria and
that he voluntarily placed a call to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
(NCDC), seeking to be tested.
He said the patient
subsequently went into self-isolation to protect his family within the house
when his test came back positive.
He added that the
patient’s son tested negative to the virus while his wife’s result is being
awaited.
“For the purpose of
putting the records straight and dispelling false narratives about the
itinerary of a son of H.E @atiku
currently undergoing treatment for Corona Virus (COVID-19) infection, I wish to
make the following clarifications,” he tweeted.
“The clinical case
returned to the country on 17th March via Switzerland from some business
engagements in France and Switzerland.
“He attended a
private meeting of six (6) persons same day in Lagos, stayed in his private
house for the night and took an Aero 5.20pm flight to Abuja on the 18th.
“The case did not
travel with his family or any other but travelled alone by Emirates Airline.
The case wore face mask as a precautionary measure since his arrival in
Nigeria.
“The case did not
show symptoms of infection and voluntarily placed a call to NCDC on arrival in
Abuja late on the 18th to inform them he had returned from COVID-19 prone
country and desired to be tested.
“On the 19th, NCDC
took his blood sample which result came positive on the 20th. He subsequently
went into self-isolation to protect his family within his own house.
“Meantime his son
has since tested negative while his wife’s result is being awaited. The two
persons are currently in self-isolation.
“We urge members of
the public to disregard the perfidious information that the case accessed open
location. He was not at Play Lounge nor any other club in Abuja as being
mischievously bandied about.
“The case neither
attended the Friday Juma’t prayers nor any social gathering until his evacuation
to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital on the 20th where he is being treated and
managed.”
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