By Abdulsalam Muhammad
KANO – Aviation Authorities, Wednesday night, turned
back a corpse flown into the country from Egypt at
the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport.
Airport officials disallowed the family of the deceased
from collecting the body flown in aboard Egypt Air at about 11.30 pm.
Airport sources confided in Vanguard that the stand
by Nigerian officials was in compliance with the
Federal Government directives that banned the
transportation of corpses within and outside the
country – a move to check the spread of Ebola Virus Disease.
The source explained that “though Egypt is not
among the countries with the Ebola outbreak, it is
better to take precautionary measures by not
entertaining any exception in the movement of
corpses in the country.” The source revealed that the corpse is that of a
Nigerian who had gone to the Pharaoh’s country for
medical treatment.”
“We plead with the family members who had turned
up at the Airport to received his corpse to bear with
us in the face of a big national question that requires the understanding of citizens to surmount”, the
source explained.
When contacted, Avaition Skokesman, Alhaji Yakubu
Datti, decline to comment on the issue but asked
Vanguard to seek confirmation from the Federal
Ministry of Health. Datti Said; ” the airport is run by a combination of
official drawn from strategic ministries and since your
enquiry bothers on health, I would advise you cross
check your facts from Federal Ministry of Health”.

Source: VANGUARD

the fear of ebola is begining of wisdom

Heheheeee

It shouldn't come to this o! All the officials should have asked for was the medical report of the cause of his death. Now Nigeria is causing double trouble for an already mourning family. He could have died of a million & one other ailments

This is insane; why turn the corpse back? There is no incident of Ebola in Egypt.

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otokx: This is insane; why turn the corpse back? There is no incident of Ebola in Egypt.

You will be the first to rant when another external body brings in ebola.

There is no need to send the corpse back, they should have quarantine it and take necessary precaution towards burial. This act is silly.

This government is such a joke! Why did the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt clear the corpse in the first place to be flown into our country when there's already a directive not to bring in corpse from outside Naija?

If you die in lagos and you are from delta state for instance,it is now a crime to carry that corpes to delta state.

Sealeddeal: By Abdulsalam Muhammad
KANO – Aviation Authorities, Wednesday night, turned
back a corpse flown into the country from Egypt at
the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport.
Airport officials disallowed the family of the deceased
from collecting the body flown in aboard Egypt Air at about 11.30 pm.
Airport sources confided in Vanguard that the stand
by Nigerian officials was in compliance with the
Federal Government directives that banned the
transportation of corpses within and outside the
country – a move to check the spread of Ebola Virus Disease.
The source explained that “though Egypt is not
among the countries with the Ebola outbreak, it is
better to take precautionary measures by not
entertaining any exception in the movement of
corpses in the country.” The source revealed that the corpse is that of a
Nigerian who had gone to the Pharaoh’s country for
medical treatment.”
“We plead with the family members who had turned
up at the Airport to received his corpse to bear with
us in the face of a big national question that requires the understanding of citizens to surmount”, the
source explained.
When contacted, Avaition Skokesman, Alhaji Yakubu
Datti, decline to comment on the issue but asked
Vanguard to seek confirmation from the Federal
Ministry of Health. Datti Said; ” the airport is run by a combination of
official drawn from strategic ministries and since your
enquiry bothers on health, I would advise you cross
check your facts from Federal Ministry of Health”.

Source: VANGUARD

Good move