The Akwa Ibom State government has disclosed that its task
force has intercepted a corpse of a COVID-19 victim being smuggled into the
State from Lagos State.
The Commissioner of Health in the State, Dr. Dominic Ukpong,
made the revelation, adding that the corpse has been buried in accordance with
the COVID-19 regulations.
Ukpong spoke at a meeting of the State Incidence Management
Committee held at the Ibom Specialist Hospital, Uyo yesterday.
According to the Commissioner, the 6 persons who transported
the corpse into the State have been kept in 14 days isolation as they await the
outcome of their test for COVID-19.
Dr. Ukpong lauded the security agents in the state for
efficiency in the discharge of their duties, especially in the fight against
the COVID-19 pandemic.
He maintained that the deceased was transported in an
ambulance from Lagos State on the night of Wednesday 6th May, 2020 and arrived
Akwa Ibom State borders at the early hours of the next day.
Ukpong cried out that despite the interstate lockdown, the
culprits were able to transport the body through seven states, beating the
security formations in those States.
“But for the alertness of the police officers posted to our
borders, the corpse would have successfully made it to its destination in Mkpat
Enin Local Government Area,” he said.
He was alarmed that six (6) men bearing a corpse made it
past other State borders without being intercepted.
“We really appreciate the point of entry team as well as the
burial committee that ensured the deceased was committed to Mother Earth on the
same day in Ikot Ebidang Village, Mkpat Enin Local government area,” he added.
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