Abakaliki - Sporting activities
have waned considerably at
the Abakaliki Township
Stadium because people fear
the spread of Ebola. The stadiumusually records a
lot of sporting activities,
especially in the morning, but
now records a low turnout of
people engaging in exercises.The few people who do come,
now train individually instead
of in group as they did in the
past. In interviews with the media,
the few brave said that though
there had been no reported
case of the disease in Ebonyi,
they needed to be careful. Kevin Nnaji, a banker, said that
the fear of the disease would
not make him to stop
'walking-out' at the stadium.“The fear of Ebola will not
deter me from going for my
daily morning walk, but I now
train with utmost caution.” “My wife tried to dissuade me
from attending the sessions
but I insisted on going, but I
train alone and minimise
contact with other people,” he
said. Chinwe Ononye, a youth
activist, said that he was
scared of Ebola. “There is no way I can avoid all
possible contact with people
at the stadium because I
engage in group exercises
which involve body contact.” “I have to be cautious because
the disease has been reported
in neighbouring Enugu State,
and one cannot detect those
who have come in contact
with victims,” he said. Okechukwu Mmegwa, a
footballer, said that his local
club was preparing for a
competition and could not
suspend training because of
the spread of Ebola. “League matches went on
across the country over the
weekend despite the Ebola
scare.”

The fear of Ebola is not only affecting sports but many other activities both in churchs,meeting,markets and many more other societal activities but I"m only happy that most people are aware of the dreaded virus.
It shall be well us all Amen.