SAN Narrates Tale Of Nigeria’s Poor Capacity For COVID-19

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has narrated how the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed lack of capacity to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, after narrating the experience of one of his friends.

Adegboruwa said his friend, who showed symptoms of Coronavirus, including difficulty in breathing, was taken to the isolation centre in Victorial Island, Lagos but was turned back because the centre could not attend to him.

The senior lawyer, who stated this on Saturday in an urgent Save Our Soul (SOS) statement, countered the claim by the centre that it had capacity but people were not coming for  Covid -19 tests.

According to him, his friend had gone straight to the Landmark Isolation Centre in Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos, but he was turned back because “the centre is only meant for those who have tested positive already.”

He further noted that, after the first experience, he  encouraged his friend to wait till day break so he could go to Yaba, the main COVID-19 center in the state.

“On reaching out to Yaba, he was told to describe his symptoms on record by way of sms and send it. In response, he was told that he could not be tested this week again as they are already booked for this week. He will be programmed for next week for his test,” he narrated in part.

“So, what happens to him between now and next week?,” Adegboruwa asked.

“A similar situation was reported in Ajah early this week. They called NCDC in Lagos and they kept postponing the test. By the time NCDC officers got to Ajah the man had died and the family resisted them from carrying the corpse.

“So, the reality is that Nigeria has no capacity for COVID 19 presently and the govt is not telling us the truth.

“Please do all you can to stay safe, to be sure that you’re not infected at all, as it now takes prayer and connection to even be tested how much less get treated.

“What the NCDC told the nation is that people are not coming up for tests and that there is capacity.

“Please do all your best to stay safe and if you have any connection to help my friend get tested quickly, please do help me. God bless you all,” he concluded.