About 1300 Nigerian troops stationed in Liberia have been
quarantined following the death of Sudanese who died of
the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in their camp.

This was disclosed by the director of the Nigerian Army
Medical Corps, Major-General Obashina Ogunbiyi in Abuja
yesterday.

According to Daily Trust report, the Sudanese Muslim man had
come to the camp of the soldiers to lead them in prayer
during the Eid-el Fitri celebration, but developed Ebola
symptoms the following day and later died.

Speaking at a meeting of infectious diseases experts, under
the aegis of the Ebola Treatment Research Group (TRG),
Ogunbiyi said: “We thought we were getting away (from
Ebola). But Ebola is still with us. Any one of those soldiers can
come home on holiday and that is why the military had to be
totally involved in the fight against the Ebola virus.”

It could however not be ascertained if all the 1,300 Nigerian
troops were in the camp where the Sudanese died.

In August, a Nigeria soldier who returned from Liberia was
suspected to be infected with Ebola after he developed fever
in Kaduna, but a test found him to be free of the virus.

This is the first time Nigerian troops in Liberia are reported to
be quarantined because of the Ebola disease, which has been
ravaging that nation for months.

The meeting of the infectious diseases experts is expected to
“develop a roadmap to ensure Nigeria takes a lead in
developing treatment options for Ebola,” said Health Minister
Onyebuchi Chukwu.

The test of Ebola drug has started in the Mali as 3 health
workers have been vaccinated.

Fears over Ebola has continued to spread as the disease is
gradually creeping into Western countries like Europe and the
United States .

The World Health Organization (WHO) had previously
promised to start vaccination in West Africa by November
2014, if the vaccine is proved safe.

The newest report released by the World Health Organisation,
WHO states that the Ebola outbreak shows no signs of abating
and no fewer than 3,879 people have died from it while a
total of 8,033 people had been infected.

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mehn ,make una nor carry am come barri oooo...on a lighter note just leave them there for now.

Who is detaining our troops?

Only Nigeria can quarantine their own troops otherwise seems that they are POWs there is something fishy about this.who is quarantining our troops and where are they being quarantined?

Ok, let them not be like the diplomat that escaped from Lagos to Ph.

Good procedure by the military high command
The should be kept in isolation till the incubation prd For EVD passes.

GenBuhari:
Who is detaining our troops?

Only Nigeria can quarantine their own troops otherwise seems that they are POWs there is something fishy about this.who is quarantining our troops and where are they being quarantined?

THEY ARE UN TROOPS

I do not envy ellen johnson's position right now... Good thing she isn't the president of Nigeria, the citizens would have killed her with their mouths.

Hian! Make sure they don't come back home. Btw how many troops do we have outside the shores of this nation?

adegwurulez:
I do not envy ellen johnson's position right now... Good thing she isn't the president of Nigeria, the citizens would have killed her with their mouths.

BOSS WERE HAV U BEEN LGN TIME

Rikidony:

BOSS WERE HAV U BEEN LGN TIME

I'v been around, just keeping a low profile.

Hope you're good?

yeeeeeeeee. Abeg make dem no come back 9ja oooo

They should quarantine them for atleast 21days o we can't risk another Ebola victim coming into this country.

I no knw which kind 'big brother' Nigeria dey play? Instead of us to stay away and thank God for helping us, we dey find trouble!

Don't worry our soldiers have anti ebola immune system

what are they still doing in Liberia. I thought the war is over. Abeg they should not allow our military to die in the name of big brother syndrome. dey should come home immediately! tomorrow Liberia will ask us what we ever did for them just like our ex friend country sister Africa.

Don't tell me Nigeria has 1300 soldiers in Liberia while we suffer the menace of BH.
Liberia is at peace for crying out loud.
Give the UN 50 troops nd bring home 1250 after the ebola problem.

Damn am angry.
Imagine! Weapons una no gree give us still una dey colonise our troops.

Nansense.

hnnnnm...

adegwurulez:

I'v been around, just keeping a low profile.

Hope you're good?

YEA GREAT

Why are we putting the lives of our soldiers in Danger?

Not again