Armed bandits in Guinea have stolen a batch of blood
samples infected with the deadly Ebola virus which were
being delivered to a test centre, the Daily Mail of UK
reported.
The robbers held up a minibus near the town of
Kissidougou which was transporting the samples from
central Kankan prefecture to the test site 165 miles away in
southern Gueckedou.
The blood was stored in a sealed cooler and was being
escorted by four Red Cross officials. It is believed the
bandits had no idea what it was they were stealing and may
have thought there was cash hidden inside the cooler.
Guinea authorities publicly appealed on national radio to
the unidentified robbers to hand over the stolen samples
that are understood to have been taken from a single
person.
The theft underscores how hazards abound and hiccups
remain in the aid response, despite millions of dollars’
worth of international support pouring into West Africa to
fight a virus now responsible for more than 5,000 deaths.
Guinea Red Cross press officer, Faya Etienne Tolno,
explained that the Guinea Red Cross did not have its own
vehicles for transport, which explains why a taxi was
commissioned.
“We don’t understand why they stole the blood sample.
Perhaps they thought there was cash hidden in the flask,”
Tolno said.
Dr. Barry Moumie, who heads patient care for the national
Ebola response coordination committee, told The
Associated Press: “We have informed the security services.
If these thieves handle this blood, it will be dangerous.
“I can assure you, however, that the sample-transportation
procedures will now be strengthened to avoid such
disappointments,” he said.
Ebola, which has killed more than 5,000 people in Liberia,
Sierra Leone and Guinea, is spread primarily by contact
with infected bodily fluids including blood, faeces and
vomit. www.tribune.com.ng/crime/item/22239-robbers-in-guinea-attack-van-they-thought-was-carrying-money-but-instead-found-cooler-of-blood-containing-ebola

LOL... Mek dem use am do blood money.

May all our enemies be as confused as this robbers in 2015. Amen.

Bad news for the authority, Ebola outbreak now imminent.