COVID-19: Five escape isolation center in Nasarawa
Afnews Editor
Apr 21, 2020
Five Plateau state indigenes have reportedly escaped from an isolation centre in Nasarawa State.
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Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule who confirmed the development during a press briefing on Tuesday said five of the arrested persons escaped into the bush after their vehicle stopped in the Forest Village area, a boundary between the state and Nasarawa.
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He said they were on their way to Jos, Plateau State.
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He added that "13 others, who claimed to come from Nasarawa State, are on their way back to Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, where they will go into isolation on their arrival.ÔÇØ
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The Governor also ordered a mandatory 14 days isolation for persons returning to the State.
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According to Daily Trust, he said the step became necessary in view of the alarming increase in the spread of the virus.
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