A plot by some COVID-19 patients who sneaked into Kwara
State to escape from the Ilorin isolation centre was foiled on Friday.
A statement by the spokesman of the state COVID-19 technical
committee, Rafiu Ajakaye, said the attempt was promptly foiled leading to the
arrest and return of the patients who had already scaled the fence.
“Earlier today, Friday, May 15, 2020, the government’s
intelligence network uncovered a plot by some Covid-19 patients who sneaked
into the state to escape,” the statement said.
The government expressed dismay that the persons were among
the imported cases who intentionally violated the interstate lockdown order and
came into the state.
“Security has been further beefed up at our isolation
centre,” the statement added, just as it restated that “COVID-19 is not a death
sentence and there is no reason why anyone would want to escape and put their
own lives and the lives of others at risk.”
Meanwhile, a distressed man whose evacuation by a driver of
the Kwara state COVID-19 technical team turned controversial in Ilorin, has
tested negative after all.
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq broke the news while
speaking to newsmen at a refresher course organised for health workers in the
fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Ilorin the state capital on Friday.
Speaking on the man whose poor evacuation by the driver
against established guidelines went viral, Governor Abdulrazaq said “for
abundance of caution, we took his sample after stabilising and freshening him
up.
“And I am glad to say that we were right after all. He
tested negative. Even so, I am saying that we could have done better.
“That was why we took actions against officials we
established did not measure up to our expectations while we immediately fix all
the gaps going forward,” he declared.
Assuring the people of the state that the government was on
top of the situation, the governor said ” our heart goes to the gentleman that
was rescued. His case was indeed that of the down moments of life.
“He is being taken care of. I am glad to say he is doing
fine now at our Accident and Emergency unit.”
Governor Abdulrazaq said the training programme, the second
in 24 hours followed the recent incident in which the evacuation of a
distressed man was mishandled.
“What happened was an unfortunate exception which should not
have happened. We acknowledge the gap, we are sorry about it, and here we are
immediately fixing it.”
He said the simulation seen at the training programme “is
like a refresher course for our men to be at their best in the future” adding
that the state “is not taking any chances to protect the people as such efforts
have helped to prevent community transmission of the virus.”
DAILY POST reports that as a result of the mishandling of
the distressed man, the Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Health, Dr
Ayinla Abubakar was sent on indefinite suspension, while the driver who acted
on his instruction has been sacked with some officials in charge of the state
Rapid Response Team queried.
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