Police in Abuja have arrested five persons for falsely claiming that they had contracted the dreaded Coronavirus disease.

They were said to haveing stormed the Wuse District Hospital claiming that one of them had been infected by Coronavirus.

The incident reportedly sparked panic and confusion and also disrupted normal health service delivery at the hospital.

The pranksters included Peggy Shandi, Abayomi Adedoyin, David Enemigin, Priscilla Ajesola and Jacob Oji.

Parading the suspects at the Wuse Zone 3 Divisional Police Station on Saturday, the FCT police spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manza said that the suspects claimed to be “playing out a script about the virus” without the knowledge or authorisation of the relevant authorities of the FCTA.

He said, “The FCT police command is still investigating the case and on conclusion, the suspects will be arraigned in court.”

The Chief Press Secretary to the FCT minister, Mr. Anthony Ogunleye said in a statement that the Director of Public Health, Dr Josephine Okechukwu reiterated that there was no confirmed case of Coronavirus in the FCT and advised residents to remain calm.

Okechukwu said that the action of the alleged pranksters was very wrong as it was capable of creating pandemonium especially in a hospital environment where the alleged action took place.

She said that if such false information was released on social media, it would do great damage not just to the FCT but the country at large.

https://punchng.com/police-parade-five-over-coronavirus-hoax-in-abuja/

Some people dont know when to joke. You dont joke with sensitive issues. I hope they get punished for their beautiful nonsense.
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I see no point for this arrest. Hypochondriacs are paranoid people that believe they've caught every infection under the sun. They exist everywhere in the world and they can be a tad dramatic. That shouldn't call for an arrest should it?

U say watin Happy Sunday guys..I pray God bless us youths of naija so we don’t go broke or broken

[i][/i] Their foolishness cost them 2-3 yrs behind bars. Prank goes wrong. I pity them Sha

dem no get brain

Pls dont beat/jail them....just send them to China, if they survive, they will get sense finally. Silly people, how can you joke with something so sensitive like that. I was moved to tears when i saw a baby infected by the virus ! And u are here doing stupid dry joke about it.

Expensive prank, now they will get small sense!

Don't forget to pray for your president today in church.... Shalom

Free them

Just bundle those five ijiots to Wuham ASAP.

Deadly joke, disruption of Hospital activities can cause death, some are on life support, others breath with oxygen.. any rowdiness or breach of peace and they could get unpluged and die

lkm

Poor guys

They are tryna do probably "candid camera" or "just for laugh gags" .

Those shits don't go well here in Nigeria.

The fear of coronavirus is the beginning of wisdom

What's dia gain now ?

dominique:
I see no point for this arrest. Hypochondriacs are paranoid people that believe they've caught every infection under the sun. They exist everywhere in the world and they can be a tad dramatic. That shouldn't call for an arrest should it?

Breach of Peace in an hospital or any public place is a felony, for the time the prank spans for, Doctors and Nurses would initiate quarantine proceedure as stated by the National Disease Control Agencies.. this would prevent people who need the attention of doctors from getting help

Not to talk of the panic and rowdiness that can cause harm to people on life support

Just because of YouTube and Instagram likes. Some people Life spam will just reduce for just this act. Nigeria where BP kill pass Coronavirus.

Just like the signature of the guy above me, " who cares ? "

Every thing na wayo for this country,spits

There's no smoke without fire oooo

hope this joke will not turn around

Attention seeker...pls send them to China

dominique:
I see no point for this arrest. Hypochondriacs are paranoid people that believe they've caught every infection under the sun. They exist everywhere in the world and they can be a tad dramatic. That shouldn't call for an arrest should it?

Playing pranks with what has kept the world powers on their toes?

the FCT police spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manza said that the suspects claimed to be “playing out a script about the virus” without the knowledge or authorisation of the relevant authorities of the FCTA.

Imagine such pranks at the hospital at this crucial moment, no consideration for the sick people in that hospital at all.

I hope they dont get any publicity at all while dancing to the music.

Most Nigerians are mentally ill. That's how someone sent a bathing with salt broadcast during ebola in order to cause panic and confusion.

Good one from the police...... Let them find there way to prison

Torr! So when they said they had contacted Coronavirus, bia Police is it your contact?

Anyways, it's my day.. February 2nd every year speak about me. Thanks to God for the grace..

Imagine

Thank God it's not Zfancy, he's the only dare Nigerian prankster I know.

MC Makapolo is good too, but dude is too agbero-ish

dominique:
I see no point for this arrest. Hypochondriacs are paranoid people that believe they've caught every infection under the sun. They exist everywhere in the world and they can be a tad dramatic. That shouldn't call for an arrest should it?

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Baba calm down. They legit said its a prank not people with hypo whatever you call it.