Wednesday, 17 September 2014
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Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Boko Haram Crowns New Emir In Bama
The dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram has reportedly crowned a new Emir in Bama North, a town that has been under controversial debate for some time now.
According to Vanguard, this was made known to the National Assembly by Senator Ali Ndume representing Borno North.
Senator Ndume, who described the development as an insult on the sovereignty of the nation further pointed out that when the terrorist group started its nuisance, their numerical strength was very poor when compared to what is now obtained.
The Gwoza born Senator said the members of the sect were not up to 100 and did not have AK47, as such weapons were only available to the country’s security operatives, but still government did not take their threat seriously and wipe them out.
“Yesterday in Bama, a new emir was installed by the Boko Haram. Recently, we reluctantly under your leadership (Mark’s) and I will say maybe, under your influence or instruction, conceded to the third or fourth state of emergency“ he said.
According to him, if the state of emergency was not approved then, the situation in the area would have been worse but not more than what is already obtained today.
According to Vanguard, this was made known to the National Assembly by Senator Ali Ndume representing Borno North.
Senator Ndume, who described the development as an insult on the sovereignty of the nation further pointed out that when the terrorist group started its nuisance, their numerical strength was very poor when compared to what is now obtained.
The Gwoza born Senator said the members of the sect were not up to 100 and did not have AK47, as such weapons were only available to the country’s security operatives, but still government did not take their threat seriously and wipe them out.
“Yesterday in Bama, a new emir was installed by the Boko Haram. Recently, we reluctantly under your leadership (Mark’s) and I will say maybe, under your influence or instruction, conceded to the third or fourth state of emergency“ he said.
According to him, if the state of emergency was not approved then, the situation in the area would have been worse but not more than what is already obtained today.
“In those days, when we approved the first and second state of emergency, our soldiers were not running away, but the story before us today is that our soldiers are forced to abandon their duty posts not only to run back to their headquarters, but to move in to another country-Cameroon.
“We all know that Cameroon, as a country is not more than Lagos and Ogun states combined. So that means their strength cannot be more than Lagos and Ogun. And we have the army strength of more than 100,000 and I strongly believe that these Boko Haram members, even with the conscripted ones cannot be more than 10,000. But if you see the things that they did when they took over Gwoza, from the report I received, you would not imagine that the act was perpetrated by such insignificant number of insurgents” he said.
The Senator further revealed that most of the sect members initially did not have guns, and wondered how they managed to come this far.
“These Boko Haram boys, initially, many of them didn’t have even guns. I know you don’t send a soldier to any assignment without at least an AK-47. So if less than 100 people with less than 100 AK-47 would chase away 500 soldiers with AK-47, abandoning their APC, ammunition and everything, then you should know that something is wrong” Ndume said.
It would be recalled that on September 1, 2014, Boko Haram terrorist group reportedly took over the second largest town, Bama in Borno state, before the Nigerian Army later announced that it repelled the terrorists attack and killed over 50 of its members.
Meanwhile, the state of emergency imposed on Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states by the Federal Government seems not to have achieved the desired aim as the sect continued its deadly attacks.
“We all know that Cameroon, as a country is not more than Lagos and Ogun states combined. So that means their strength cannot be more than Lagos and Ogun. And we have the army strength of more than 100,000 and I strongly believe that these Boko Haram members, even with the conscripted ones cannot be more than 10,000. But if you see the things that they did when they took over Gwoza, from the report I received, you would not imagine that the act was perpetrated by such insignificant number of insurgents” he said.
The Senator further revealed that most of the sect members initially did not have guns, and wondered how they managed to come this far.
“These Boko Haram boys, initially, many of them didn’t have even guns. I know you don’t send a soldier to any assignment without at least an AK-47. So if less than 100 people with less than 100 AK-47 would chase away 500 soldiers with AK-47, abandoning their APC, ammunition and everything, then you should know that something is wrong” Ndume said.
It would be recalled that on September 1, 2014, Boko Haram terrorist group reportedly took over the second largest town, Bama in Borno state, before the Nigerian Army later announced that it repelled the terrorists attack and killed over 50 of its members.
Meanwhile, the state of emergency imposed on Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states by the Federal Government seems not to have achieved the desired aim as the sect continued its deadly attacks.
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The two suspects which include a woman and a man operate along Seme-Badagry- Mile 2 route have been identified as Ahmed Isiaka and Victoria Amodu, according to police sources.
The woman, 27-year-old Victoria narrated what led her into being an armed robber:
“I was arrested last Wednesday at Dakar Hotel in Seme where I used to work as a prostitute.“I am from Edo State. I came to Lagos last February to look for greener pastures when my husband was constantly beating me.
We were married for eight years.“I abandoned my husband and three children and came to Lagos with the intention of living under the bridge until I found a place to lay my head.
READ ALSO: How We Spend Our Money – Armed Robbers
Fortunately for me, I didn’t have to sleep under the bridge as I met a lady in a commercial bus I boarded who had compassion on me when she saw me crying in the bus.
Armed Robbers Narrate How They Rob Their Victims
Operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos have arrested two members of a five-man robbery gang who specialised in robbing unsuspecting passengers who board commercial cab along Badagry-Mile 2 route. 
The Suspects, Ahmed and Victoria
The two suspects which include a woman and a man operate along Seme-Badagry- Mile 2 route have been identified as Ahmed Isiaka and Victoria Amodu, according to police sources.
The woman, 27-year-old Victoria narrated what led her into being an armed robber:
“I was arrested last Wednesday at Dakar Hotel in Seme where I used to work as a prostitute.“I am from Edo State. I came to Lagos last February to look for greener pastures when my husband was constantly beating me.
We were married for eight years.“I abandoned my husband and three children and came to Lagos with the intention of living under the bridge until I found a place to lay my head.
READ ALSO: How We Spend Our Money – Armed Robbers
Fortunately for me, I didn’t have to sleep under the bridge as I met a lady in a commercial bus I boarded who had compassion on me when she saw me crying in the bus.
“She took me to the hotel where she was working as a prostitute and introduced me into the league of prostitutes.
“Everything was going on well until Okanlawon patronised me in the hotel. The first time we spent the night together. After that night I didn’t see him again untill three weeks later.
She said the same, Okanlawon intorduced her into the business after she accompanied him and realised he strated picking passengers and he and his gang attacked them.
However, she said she told him that she did not want to be involved in such operations “but he threatened to deal with me, saying nobody would know my whereabouts if I didn’t co-operate with the gang.“That was why I had a rethink and continued to participate in robbery operations. The first time I participated, I wasn’t given anything while at two other times I was given N15,000 and N10,000 respectively.”
One of the suspects, Ahmed who was arrested by a female police officer investigating the case after a victim reported the matter at the Ojo Police Division led to the arrest of Victoria but other members escaped.
Apparently the female officer dressed in mufti fell a victim after boarding their vehicle, but she was able to get details of the vehicle during the attack.
The cab was later traced to Iyana-Iba the next day when unsuspecting passengers were already boarding it and that’s how Ahmed was arrested.
The second suspect, 33-year-old Ahmed Isiaka from Kwara State narrated to Vanguard how he got involved in such business saying:
“I was introduced to the gang by Okanlawon last November. Other members of the gang are Nuru, Victoria and Isiaka.“I am the driver of the operational vehicle, a Honda Accord, while Nuru used to drive the back-up vehicle, a Mazda.
READ ALSO: Police Arrest A Mother For Armed Robbery
“We used to operate along Iyana-Iba-Badagry expressway. Usually, Victoria sits at the front while another member sits at the back. I take passengers from Iyana-Iba bus stop going to Badagry. Before we get to a lonely area between Agbara and Oko-Afo the other members of the gang in the back-up vehicle would signal me to stop.
“Immediately, I receive the signal, I would pretend like the vehicle was faulty then park and pretended to be fixing the vehicle. While this was going on, the other members would strike.
“We don’t use guns or juju to rob passengers, instead we use wheel spanner. We don’t even make them unconscious during operation. Usually we operate in the night. Sometimes we operate in broad daylight.“
Depending on our loot, I could get as much as N10,000 from one operation. And I have participated in about four robbery operations.“Okanlawon used to take all the phones we get from operations.
Before I joined the gang I was a commercial bus driver.“I am married with a child. I used to live at Ibafo before my rent expired and I moved to 1, Denton Street in Oyingbo.”
Meanwhile the gang’s mode of operation was using two operational vehicles, one of the suspects, Ahmed would sit in the driver’s seat while Victoria, the only female suspect in the gang sits in front and another gang member at the back as unsuspecting passengers board the cab.
While the other two members would sit in the back-up vehicle. Immediately they get to a lonely place along the road, the gang members in the back-up cab would signal the driver with the passenger to stop by flashing his phone.The driver would then pretend to be fixing his vehicle that would have suddenly become faulty. This will allow those in the back-up vehicle to launch an attack. That way the passengers won’t suspect any foul play.
Another method was for them to use one vehicle with Victoria sitting beside the driver to pick passengers without the back-up vehicle.
“Everything was going on well until Okanlawon patronised me in the hotel. The first time we spent the night together. After that night I didn’t see him again untill three weeks later.
She said the same, Okanlawon intorduced her into the business after she accompanied him and realised he strated picking passengers and he and his gang attacked them.
However, she said she told him that she did not want to be involved in such operations “but he threatened to deal with me, saying nobody would know my whereabouts if I didn’t co-operate with the gang.“That was why I had a rethink and continued to participate in robbery operations. The first time I participated, I wasn’t given anything while at two other times I was given N15,000 and N10,000 respectively.”
One of the suspects, Ahmed who was arrested by a female police officer investigating the case after a victim reported the matter at the Ojo Police Division led to the arrest of Victoria but other members escaped.
Apparently the female officer dressed in mufti fell a victim after boarding their vehicle, but she was able to get details of the vehicle during the attack.
The cab was later traced to Iyana-Iba the next day when unsuspecting passengers were already boarding it and that’s how Ahmed was arrested.
The second suspect, 33-year-old Ahmed Isiaka from Kwara State narrated to Vanguard how he got involved in such business saying:
“I was introduced to the gang by Okanlawon last November. Other members of the gang are Nuru, Victoria and Isiaka.“I am the driver of the operational vehicle, a Honda Accord, while Nuru used to drive the back-up vehicle, a Mazda.
READ ALSO: Police Arrest A Mother For Armed Robbery
“We used to operate along Iyana-Iba-Badagry expressway. Usually, Victoria sits at the front while another member sits at the back. I take passengers from Iyana-Iba bus stop going to Badagry. Before we get to a lonely area between Agbara and Oko-Afo the other members of the gang in the back-up vehicle would signal me to stop.
“Immediately, I receive the signal, I would pretend like the vehicle was faulty then park and pretended to be fixing the vehicle. While this was going on, the other members would strike.
“We don’t use guns or juju to rob passengers, instead we use wheel spanner. We don’t even make them unconscious during operation. Usually we operate in the night. Sometimes we operate in broad daylight.“
Depending on our loot, I could get as much as N10,000 from one operation. And I have participated in about four robbery operations.“Okanlawon used to take all the phones we get from operations.
Before I joined the gang I was a commercial bus driver.“I am married with a child. I used to live at Ibafo before my rent expired and I moved to 1, Denton Street in Oyingbo.”
Meanwhile the gang’s mode of operation was using two operational vehicles, one of the suspects, Ahmed would sit in the driver’s seat while Victoria, the only female suspect in the gang sits in front and another gang member at the back as unsuspecting passengers board the cab.
While the other two members would sit in the back-up vehicle. Immediately they get to a lonely place along the road, the gang members in the back-up cab would signal the driver with the passenger to stop by flashing his phone.The driver would then pretend to be fixing his vehicle that would have suddenly become faulty. This will allow those in the back-up vehicle to launch an attack. That way the passengers won’t suspect any foul play.
Another method was for them to use one vehicle with Victoria sitting beside the driver to pick passengers without the back-up vehicle.
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The Nigerian authorities started diplomatic talks with South African authorities regarding the seizure of $9.3m allegedly illegally imported to the country on a private jet.
It would be recalled that two Nigerians and and Israeli arrived weekend in a private aircraft with the said sum of money packed in several suitcases.
The cash imported against procedure was reportedly aimed at buying arms for the Nigerian security, the 3 passengers said.
According to Vanguard, the Federal Government (FG) spoke in defence of the deal insisting it was legal and not arms smuggling, as alleged.
It was also found out yesterday that the jet belonged to the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, who leased the Challenger to Green Coast Produce Limited since August 2 and thus denied any knowledge of the deal.
To confirm the legality of the deal the FG released data and documents on the transaction process to South African colleagues.
$9.3m: FG Releases Documents In Support Of The Deal Legality
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor
The Nigerian authorities started diplomatic talks with South African authorities regarding the seizure of $9.3m allegedly illegally imported to the country on a private jet.
It would be recalled that two Nigerians and and Israeli arrived weekend in a private aircraft with the said sum of money packed in several suitcases.
The cash imported against procedure was reportedly aimed at buying arms for the Nigerian security, the 3 passengers said.
According to Vanguard, the Federal Government (FG) spoke in defence of the deal insisting it was legal and not arms smuggling, as alleged.
It was also found out yesterday that the jet belonged to the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, who leased the Challenger to Green Coast Produce Limited since August 2 and thus denied any knowledge of the deal.
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor
It was gathered that following the provision of proof, which the South African authorities found convincing, the jet might have been released to the Nigerian government pending the conclusion of the investigation.
The report says that the diplomatic talks involved not only governmental officials but also intelligence services representatives, with important security information attached in support of the deal legality.
The South African colleagues however criticized “non-declaration” of the money by the Nigerian delegation. It would be recalled that it was one of the reason why the cash was seized: the procedure of importation of the said amount violated the applicable law.
Vanguard source commented on the development saying:
“The Federal Government has submitted relevant data and documents on the transaction to South Africa and insisted that the transaction was legitimate. It also clarified that the funds were neither laundered nor smuggled for any covert manoeuvres. No launderer will be audacious to fly into a country in a chartered jet with such huge cash… Based on initial scrutiny of the documents, the Challenger Jet has been released pending conclusion of a full-scale investigation by South Africa.”
The source characterized the procedural error, specifically failure to declare the money, as an “oversight” by the Nigerian delegation adding:
“Nigeria is trying to complete the formality and we are confident that the cash will be released for the purpose it was meant for. Movement of cash for strategic purchase of security equipment by intelligence services is not new; it is a global trend. The FBI, KGB, MOSSAD and others do it.”
The report says that the diplomatic talks involved not only governmental officials but also intelligence services representatives, with important security information attached in support of the deal legality.
The South African colleagues however criticized “non-declaration” of the money by the Nigerian delegation. It would be recalled that it was one of the reason why the cash was seized: the procedure of importation of the said amount violated the applicable law.
Vanguard source commented on the development saying:
“The Federal Government has submitted relevant data and documents on the transaction to South Africa and insisted that the transaction was legitimate. It also clarified that the funds were neither laundered nor smuggled for any covert manoeuvres. No launderer will be audacious to fly into a country in a chartered jet with such huge cash… Based on initial scrutiny of the documents, the Challenger Jet has been released pending conclusion of a full-scale investigation by South Africa.”
The source characterized the procedural error, specifically failure to declare the money, as an “oversight” by the Nigerian delegation adding:
“Nigeria is trying to complete the formality and we are confident that the cash will be released for the purpose it was meant for. Movement of cash for strategic purchase of security equipment by intelligence services is not new; it is a global trend. The FBI, KGB, MOSSAD and others do it.”
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The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday told President Goodluck Jonathan to declare full scale war on the dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram and halt its menace once and for all.
The Senators, who resumed from their two-month vacation, said the terrorists have already declared war on Nigeria, Vanguard reports.
The lawmakers while expressing disappointment over the manner the fight against insurgency had been carried out directed the Senate President, David Mark to meet with the President and service chiefs to brainstorm on better ways of curbing their destructive activities.
Responding, Senator Mark, while delivering his welcome address, pointed out that the sect’s menace was aimed at marring Nigeria’s independence.
He noted that the increasing violence being perpetuated by the terrorist on daily basis including the declaration of a caliphate in Gwoza, is very alarming.
The Senate President further revealed that the Senate has forwarded President Jonathan’s $1 billion loan request to fight terrorism to its committees on Foreign, Finance, and Local Debt, with the expectation of getting feedback in the next one week. He said the Senate was also waiting for Jonathan’s reaction on the just concluded National Conference which was conveyed to discuss and suggest ways of correcting some abnormality in the nation.
Senate Tells Jonathan To Declare Full Scale War On Insurgents
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday told President Goodluck Jonathan to declare full scale war on the dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram and halt its menace once and for all.
The Senators, who resumed from their two-month vacation, said the terrorists have already declared war on Nigeria, Vanguard reports.
The lawmakers while expressing disappointment over the manner the fight against insurgency had been carried out directed the Senate President, David Mark to meet with the President and service chiefs to brainstorm on better ways of curbing their destructive activities.
Responding, Senator Mark, while delivering his welcome address, pointed out that the sect’s menace was aimed at marring Nigeria’s independence.
He noted that the increasing violence being perpetuated by the terrorist on daily basis including the declaration of a caliphate in Gwoza, is very alarming.
The Senate President further revealed that the Senate has forwarded President Jonathan’s $1 billion loan request to fight terrorism to its committees on Foreign, Finance, and Local Debt, with the expectation of getting feedback in the next one week. He said the Senate was also waiting for Jonathan’s reaction on the just concluded National Conference which was conveyed to discuss and suggest ways of correcting some abnormality in the nation.
READ ALSO: Boko Haram Attack Maiduguri Market, Kill Traders
Senator Mark, however, urged the President to make sure the 2015 Appropriation Bill gets to the legislative chamber before the end of the month in order for them to pass it into law before January 2015.
Boko Haram which started its onslaught since 2009, has reportedly killed thousands of innocent citizens comprising Christians and Muslims, especially in the North-Eastern part of the country. On September 15, 2014, at least 850 soldiers attached to the 322 Artillery Battalion, and the Fourth Brigade Garrison, Ekeunwa, Benin City, the Edo State capital were reportedly ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorist group between Okene and Lokoja, Kogi State. On September 14, 2014, the terrorist group reportedly kidnapped hundreds of people including women and children across Northern Adamawa State.
Senator Mark, however, urged the President to make sure the 2015 Appropriation Bill gets to the legislative chamber before the end of the month in order for them to pass it into law before January 2015.
Boko Haram which started its onslaught since 2009, has reportedly killed thousands of innocent citizens comprising Christians and Muslims, especially in the North-Eastern part of the country. On September 15, 2014, at least 850 soldiers attached to the 322 Artillery Battalion, and the Fourth Brigade Garrison, Ekeunwa, Benin City, the Edo State capital were reportedly ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorist group between Okene and Lokoja, Kogi State. On September 14, 2014, the terrorist group reportedly kidnapped hundreds of people including women and children across Northern Adamawa State.
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Bale, Ronaldo Score As Madrid Defeat Basel
Real Madrid have risen from their painful 1-2 loss to Athletico Madrid over the weekend and beaten Basel 5-1.
The Spanish side went ahead thanks to a Marek Suchy’s own goal and then went on a roll, scoring three times in six minutes.
Gareth Bale had scored after Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo worked him in.
Then Ronaldo and James Rodriguez went on to tap in two goals from close range.
Derlis Gonzalez then scored for the visiting team but Madrid came back and scored through Karim Benzema.
Madrid boss Carlos Ancelotti had applied little changes despite widespread criticisms.
He introduced Marcelo and Nacho and it proved pivotal as Nacho played a vital part in the 14 minute, as he raced on Rodriguez’s lovely backheel and fired in a low cross that Suchy could only direct into his own net.
Earlier Basel captain Marco Streller had thought he scored as shot into the side-netting from a narrow angle.
Real Madrid are the defending champions of the UEFA champions league after defeating Athletico Madrid at the finals.
The Spanish side went ahead thanks to a Marek Suchy’s own goal and then went on a roll, scoring three times in six minutes.
Gareth Bale had scored after Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo worked him in.
Then Ronaldo and James Rodriguez went on to tap in two goals from close range.
Derlis Gonzalez then scored for the visiting team but Madrid came back and scored through Karim Benzema.
Madrid boss Carlos Ancelotti had applied little changes despite widespread criticisms.
He introduced Marcelo and Nacho and it proved pivotal as Nacho played a vital part in the 14 minute, as he raced on Rodriguez’s lovely backheel and fired in a low cross that Suchy could only direct into his own net.
Earlier Basel captain Marco Streller had thought he scored as shot into the side-netting from a narrow angle.
Real Madrid are the defending champions of the UEFA champions league after defeating Athletico Madrid at the finals.
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EBOLA: My Survival Story - Dr. Ada Igonoh Recounts Ordeal
Our nation continues the battle to get rid of Ebola virus brought into the country by the late American-Liberian Patrick Sawyer.
We now bring to you the amazing survival story of Dr. Ada Igonoh of the First Consultants Hospital.
She was one of the doctors who got infected by the virus by the primary case. The medical worker, however, miraculously escaped death and has told her amazing story to Bellanaija.
She shares her experience, her fears, faith and dedication.
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On the night of Sunday, July 20, 2014, Patrick Sawyer was wheeled into the Emergency Room at First Consultants Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos, with complaints of fever and body weakness.
The male doctor on call admitted him as a case of malaria and took a full history. Knowing that Mr Sawyer had recently arrived from Liberia, the doctor asked if he had been in contact with an Ebola patient in the last couple of weeks, and Mr Sawyer denied any such contact.
Dr Ada Igonom
She was one of the doctors who got infected by the virus by the primary case. The medical worker, however, miraculously escaped death and has told her amazing story to Bellanaija.
She shares her experience, her fears, faith and dedication.
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On the night of Sunday, July 20, 2014, Patrick Sawyer was wheeled into the Emergency Room at First Consultants Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos, with complaints of fever and body weakness.
The male doctor on call admitted him as a case of malaria and took a full history. Knowing that Mr Sawyer had recently arrived from Liberia, the doctor asked if he had been in contact with an Ebola patient in the last couple of weeks, and Mr Sawyer denied any such contact.
He also denied attending any funeral ceremony recently. Blood samples were taken for full blood count, malaria parasites, liver function test and other baseline investigations. He was admitted into a private room and started on antimalarial drugs and analgesics. That night, the full blood count result came back as normal and not indicative of infection.
However, on the following day his condition worsened. He barely ate any of his meals. His liver function test result showed his liver enzymes were markedly elevated. We then took samples for HIV and hepatitis screening.
At about 5.00pm he requested to see a doctor.
“I was the doctor on call that night so I went in to see him. He was lying in bed with his intravenous (I.V.) fluid bag removed from its metal stand and placed beside him. He complained that he had stooled about five times that evening and that he wanted to use the bathroom again. I picked up the I.V. bag from his bed and hung it back on the stand. I told him I would inform a nurse to come and disconnect the I.V. so he could conveniently go to the bathroom. I walked out of his room and went straight to the nurses’ station where I told the nurse on duty to disconnect his I.V. I then informed my Consultant, Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh about the patient’s condition and she asked that he be placed on some medications,” Ebola survivor narrated.
The following day, the results for HIV and hepatitis screening came out negative.
“As we were preparing for the early morning ward rounds, I was approached by an ECOWAS official who informed me that Patrick Sawyer had to catch an 11 o’clock flight to Calabar for a retreat that morning. He wanted to know if it would be possible. I told him it wasn’t, as he was acutely ill. Dr. Adadevoh also told him the patient could certainly not leave the hospital in his condition. She then instructed me to write very boldly on his chart that on no account should Patrick Sawyer be allowed out of the hospital premises without the permission of Dr. Ohiaeri, our Chief Medical Consultant. All nurses and doctors were duly informed.”
During early morning ward round with Dr. Adadevoh the medics concluded that this was not malaria and that the patient needed to be screened for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
She immediately started calling laboratories to find out where the test could be carried out. She was eventually referred to Professor Omilabu of the LUTH Virology Reference Lab in Idi-Araba whom she called immediately.
Prof. Omilabu told her to send blood and urine samples to LUTH straight away. She tried to reach the Lagos State Commissioner for Health but was unable to contact him at the time. She also put calls across to officials of the Federal Ministry of Health and National Centre for Disease Control.
Dr. Adadevoh at this time was in a pensive mood. Patrick Sawyer was now a suspected case of Ebola, perhaps the first in the country. He was quarantined, and strict barrier nursing was applied with all the precautionary measures we could muster. Dr. Adadevoh went online, downloaded information on Ebola and printed copies which were distributed to the nurses, doctors and ward maids. Blood and urine samples were sent to LUTH that morning. Protective gear, gloves, shoe covers and facemasks were provided for the staff. A wooden barricade was placed at the entrance of the door to keep visitors and unauthorized personnel away from the patient.
Despite the medications prescribed earlier, the vomiting and diarrhea persisted. The fever escalated from 38c to 40c.
On the morning of Wednesday 23rd July, the tests carried out in LUTH showed a signal for Ebola. Samples were then sent to Dakar, Senegal, for a confirmatory test. Dr. Adadevoh went for several meetings with the Lagos State Ministry of Health. Thereafter, officials from Lagos State came to inspect the hospital and the protective measures we had put in place.
The following day, Thursday 24th July, Dr Ada Igonoh was again on call. At about 10.00pm the importer of Ebola, Mr Sawyer, requested to see her.
“I went into the newly created dressing room, donned my protective gear and went in to see him. He had not been cooperating with the nurses and had refused any additional treatment. He sounded confused and said he received a call from Liberia asking for a detailed medical report to be sent to them. He also said he had to travel back to Liberia on a 5.00am flight the following morning and that he didn’t want to miss his flight. I told him that I would inform Dr. Adadevoh.
However, on the following day his condition worsened. He barely ate any of his meals. His liver function test result showed his liver enzymes were markedly elevated. We then took samples for HIV and hepatitis screening.
At about 5.00pm he requested to see a doctor.
“I was the doctor on call that night so I went in to see him. He was lying in bed with his intravenous (I.V.) fluid bag removed from its metal stand and placed beside him. He complained that he had stooled about five times that evening and that he wanted to use the bathroom again. I picked up the I.V. bag from his bed and hung it back on the stand. I told him I would inform a nurse to come and disconnect the I.V. so he could conveniently go to the bathroom. I walked out of his room and went straight to the nurses’ station where I told the nurse on duty to disconnect his I.V. I then informed my Consultant, Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh about the patient’s condition and she asked that he be placed on some medications,” Ebola survivor narrated.
The following day, the results for HIV and hepatitis screening came out negative.
“As we were preparing for the early morning ward rounds, I was approached by an ECOWAS official who informed me that Patrick Sawyer had to catch an 11 o’clock flight to Calabar for a retreat that morning. He wanted to know if it would be possible. I told him it wasn’t, as he was acutely ill. Dr. Adadevoh also told him the patient could certainly not leave the hospital in his condition. She then instructed me to write very boldly on his chart that on no account should Patrick Sawyer be allowed out of the hospital premises without the permission of Dr. Ohiaeri, our Chief Medical Consultant. All nurses and doctors were duly informed.”
During early morning ward round with Dr. Adadevoh the medics concluded that this was not malaria and that the patient needed to be screened for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
She immediately started calling laboratories to find out where the test could be carried out. She was eventually referred to Professor Omilabu of the LUTH Virology Reference Lab in Idi-Araba whom she called immediately.
Prof. Omilabu told her to send blood and urine samples to LUTH straight away. She tried to reach the Lagos State Commissioner for Health but was unable to contact him at the time. She also put calls across to officials of the Federal Ministry of Health and National Centre for Disease Control.
Dr. Adadevoh at this time was in a pensive mood. Patrick Sawyer was now a suspected case of Ebola, perhaps the first in the country. He was quarantined, and strict barrier nursing was applied with all the precautionary measures we could muster. Dr. Adadevoh went online, downloaded information on Ebola and printed copies which were distributed to the nurses, doctors and ward maids. Blood and urine samples were sent to LUTH that morning. Protective gear, gloves, shoe covers and facemasks were provided for the staff. A wooden barricade was placed at the entrance of the door to keep visitors and unauthorized personnel away from the patient.
Late Dr Ameyo Adadevoh. Photo: TheNation
On the morning of Wednesday 23rd July, the tests carried out in LUTH showed a signal for Ebola. Samples were then sent to Dakar, Senegal, for a confirmatory test. Dr. Adadevoh went for several meetings with the Lagos State Ministry of Health. Thereafter, officials from Lagos State came to inspect the hospital and the protective measures we had put in place.
The following day, Thursday 24th July, Dr Ada Igonoh was again on call. At about 10.00pm the importer of Ebola, Mr Sawyer, requested to see her.
“I went into the newly created dressing room, donned my protective gear and went in to see him. He had not been cooperating with the nurses and had refused any additional treatment. He sounded confused and said he received a call from Liberia asking for a detailed medical report to be sent to them. He also said he had to travel back to Liberia on a 5.00am flight the following morning and that he didn’t want to miss his flight. I told him that I would inform Dr. Adadevoh.
“As I was leaving the room, I met Dr. Adadevoh dressed in her protective gear along with a nurse and another doctor. They went into his room to have a discussion with him and as I heard later to reset his I.V. line which he had deliberately removed after my visit to his room,” Ebola survivor recalled.
At 6.30am, Friday, 25th July, Dr. Igonoh was alerted by a nurse that Patrick Sawyer was completely unresponsive. The doctor had to put the protective gear on and entered the dangerous room. She found the US-Liberian slumped in the bathroom. It was over for him: no respiratory movement, his pulse was absent. The doctors had lost him and the first death from Ebola on the Nigerian territory happened.
Dr. Ada Igonoh was the first who certified Patrick Sawyer’s death. She notified Dr. Adadevoh immediately and she had instructed that no one was be allowed to go into Ebola victim’s room for any reason at all.
Later that day, officials from the World Health Organisation (WHO) came and took Sawyer’s body away. The test in Dakar later came out positive for Zaire strain of the Ebola virus. The first EVD case in Nigeria was officially confirmed.
“It was a sobering day. We all began to go over all that happened in the last few days, wondering just how much physical contact we had individually made with Patrick Sawyer. Every patient on admission was discharged that day and decontamination began in the hospital. We were now managing a crisis situation,” the doctor continued.
The following day, Saturday 26th July, all staff of First Consultants attended a meeting with Prof. Nasidi of the National Centre for Disease Control, Prof Omilabu of LUTH Virology Reference Lab, and some WHO officials. They congratulated the health workers on the actions they had taken. The officials also enlightened the medics further about the EVD.
They said the health workers were going to be grouped into high risk and low risk categories based on their individual level of exposure to Patrick Sawyer, the “index” case. Each person received a temperature chart and a thermometer to record temperatures in the morning and night for the following 21 days.
“We were all officially under surveillance. We were asked to report to them at the first sign of a fever for further blood tests to be done. We were reassured that we would all be given adequate care. The anxiety in the air was palpable.
“The frenetic pace of life in Lagos, coupled with the demanding nature of my job as a doctor, means that I occasionally need a change of environment. As such, one week before Patrick Sawyer died, I had gone to my parents’ home for a retreat. I was still staying with them when I received my temperature chart and thermometer on Tuesday 29th of July. I could not contain my anxiety,” the doctor recalled.
Meanwhile, the issue of Ebola became trending everywhere: on TV, radio and in the media, both online and paper.
Dr. Igonoh soon started experiencing joint and muscle aches and a sore throat. She did not panic immediately, thought anxiety and stress made her feel like that. So, first of all, the doctor took malaria tablets and some antibiotics for the sore throat. Measurements of temperature showed normal results. But some anxiety remained:
“Every day I would attempt to recall the period Patrick Sawyer was on admission – just how much direct and indirect contact did I have with him? I reassured myself that my contact with him was quite minimal. I completed the anti-malarials but the aches and pains persisted. I had loss of appetite and felt very tired.”
Trouble started on August 1, Friday. The temperature of the doctor increased to 38.7c.
“I could not believe what I saw on the thermometer. I ran to my mother’s room and told her. I did not go to work that day. I cautiously started using a separate set of utensils and cups from the ones my family members were using,” she recalled.
The fever worsened on Saturday. Thermometer was at 39c, none of the drugs, including paracetamol, helped. Dr. Igonoh could not eat due to 48-hour-long fever and worsened pains in her throat. She made a call a special helpline. They sent an ambulance to her place with some of WHO specialists. The doctors took her blood sample, but did not take her to the quarantine centre. She started stooling and vomiting later that day. Dr. Igonoh tried to distance herself from the family, washed her spoons and plates and by herself only. At the same time the parents of Ebola suspect believed her daughter was not infected.
On August 3, 2014, Sunday, the WHO doctors called Dr. Igonoh. They told me that the collected sample was not confirmatory, and that another one was required. The ambulance arrived at her place in the afternoon. The doctor felt worried and became even more confused when she got ‘invited’ to go to Yaba.
“I was confused. Couldn’t the second sample be taken in the ambulance like the previous one? He said a better-qualified person at the Yaba centre would take the sample. I asked if they would bring me back. He said “yes.” Even with the symptoms I did not believe I had Ebola. After all, my contact with Sawyer was minimal. I only touched his I.V. fluid bag just that once without gloves. The only time I actually touched him was when I checked his pulse and confirmed him dead, and I wore double gloves and felt adequately protected.”
She promised her parents to be back by evening. Ada wore her usual pair of jeans, a white top, put her iPad and phones in the bag as well.
Acting as a real gentleman, a medical specialist opened the ambulance door for her. What was really strange in his action is that he moved away from the lady rather swiftly.
“They were friendly with me the day before, but that day, not so. No pleasantries, no smiles. I looked up and saw my mother watching through her bedroom window,” the doctor continued.
Upon arrival to Yaba centre she was left alone in the back of the ambulance for over four hours.
“My mind was in a whirl. I didn’t know what to think. I was offered food to eat but I could barely eat the rice,” Ebola survivor recounted.
At 6.30am, Friday, 25th July, Dr. Igonoh was alerted by a nurse that Patrick Sawyer was completely unresponsive. The doctor had to put the protective gear on and entered the dangerous room. She found the US-Liberian slumped in the bathroom. It was over for him: no respiratory movement, his pulse was absent. The doctors had lost him and the first death from Ebola on the Nigerian territory happened.
Dr. Ada Igonoh was the first who certified Patrick Sawyer’s death. She notified Dr. Adadevoh immediately and she had instructed that no one was be allowed to go into Ebola victim’s room for any reason at all.
Later that day, officials from the World Health Organisation (WHO) came and took Sawyer’s body away. The test in Dakar later came out positive for Zaire strain of the Ebola virus. The first EVD case in Nigeria was officially confirmed.
“It was a sobering day. We all began to go over all that happened in the last few days, wondering just how much physical contact we had individually made with Patrick Sawyer. Every patient on admission was discharged that day and decontamination began in the hospital. We were now managing a crisis situation,” the doctor continued.
The following day, Saturday 26th July, all staff of First Consultants attended a meeting with Prof. Nasidi of the National Centre for Disease Control, Prof Omilabu of LUTH Virology Reference Lab, and some WHO officials. They congratulated the health workers on the actions they had taken. The officials also enlightened the medics further about the EVD.
They said the health workers were going to be grouped into high risk and low risk categories based on their individual level of exposure to Patrick Sawyer, the “index” case. Each person received a temperature chart and a thermometer to record temperatures in the morning and night for the following 21 days.
“We were all officially under surveillance. We were asked to report to them at the first sign of a fever for further blood tests to be done. We were reassured that we would all be given adequate care. The anxiety in the air was palpable.
“The frenetic pace of life in Lagos, coupled with the demanding nature of my job as a doctor, means that I occasionally need a change of environment. As such, one week before Patrick Sawyer died, I had gone to my parents’ home for a retreat. I was still staying with them when I received my temperature chart and thermometer on Tuesday 29th of July. I could not contain my anxiety,” the doctor recalled.
Meanwhile, the issue of Ebola became trending everywhere: on TV, radio and in the media, both online and paper.
Dr. Igonoh soon started experiencing joint and muscle aches and a sore throat. She did not panic immediately, thought anxiety and stress made her feel like that. So, first of all, the doctor took malaria tablets and some antibiotics for the sore throat. Measurements of temperature showed normal results. But some anxiety remained:
“Every day I would attempt to recall the period Patrick Sawyer was on admission – just how much direct and indirect contact did I have with him? I reassured myself that my contact with him was quite minimal. I completed the anti-malarials but the aches and pains persisted. I had loss of appetite and felt very tired.”
Trouble started on August 1, Friday. The temperature of the doctor increased to 38.7c.
“I could not believe what I saw on the thermometer. I ran to my mother’s room and told her. I did not go to work that day. I cautiously started using a separate set of utensils and cups from the ones my family members were using,” she recalled.
The fever worsened on Saturday. Thermometer was at 39c, none of the drugs, including paracetamol, helped. Dr. Igonoh could not eat due to 48-hour-long fever and worsened pains in her throat. She made a call a special helpline. They sent an ambulance to her place with some of WHO specialists. The doctors took her blood sample, but did not take her to the quarantine centre. She started stooling and vomiting later that day. Dr. Igonoh tried to distance herself from the family, washed her spoons and plates and by herself only. At the same time the parents of Ebola suspect believed her daughter was not infected.
On August 3, 2014, Sunday, the WHO doctors called Dr. Igonoh. They told me that the collected sample was not confirmatory, and that another one was required. The ambulance arrived at her place in the afternoon. The doctor felt worried and became even more confused when she got ‘invited’ to go to Yaba.
“I was confused. Couldn’t the second sample be taken in the ambulance like the previous one? He said a better-qualified person at the Yaba centre would take the sample. I asked if they would bring me back. He said “yes.” Even with the symptoms I did not believe I had Ebola. After all, my contact with Sawyer was minimal. I only touched his I.V. fluid bag just that once without gloves. The only time I actually touched him was when I checked his pulse and confirmed him dead, and I wore double gloves and felt adequately protected.”
She promised her parents to be back by evening. Ada wore her usual pair of jeans, a white top, put her iPad and phones in the bag as well.
Acting as a real gentleman, a medical specialist opened the ambulance door for her. What was really strange in his action is that he moved away from the lady rather swiftly.
“They were friendly with me the day before, but that day, not so. No pleasantries, no smiles. I looked up and saw my mother watching through her bedroom window,” the doctor continued.
Upon arrival to Yaba centre she was left alone in the back of the ambulance for over four hours.
“My mind was in a whirl. I didn’t know what to think. I was offered food to eat but I could barely eat the rice,” Ebola survivor recounted.
Finally, the ambulance door was opened. A Caucasian gentleman approached her, but not too close, saying: “I have to inform you that your blood tested positive for Ebola. I am sorry.”
She had no reaction, just shock. The man asked the infected doctor to open the mouth and he had a look at her tongue. He then confirmed it was a “typical Ebola tongue”.
Dr. Igonoh took out her mirror and looked closer.
“I was shocked at what I saw. My whole tongue had a white coating, looked furry and had a long, deep ridge right in the middle. I then started to look at my whole body, searching for Ebola rashes and other signs as we had been recently instructed.”
Then she made a call to her mother, asking to lock her room, desist from touching anything and not to let anyone inside. The mother was stunned and reacted with silence. Ada cut the line.
The infected doctor was taken to the female ward. This is how she described that awful place:
“It looked like an abandoned building. I suspected it had not been in use for quite a while. As I walked in, I immediately recognized one of the ward maids from our hospital. She always had a smile for me but not this time. She was ill and she looked it. She had been stooling a lot too. I soon settled into my corner and looked around the room. It smelled of faeces and vomit. It also had a characteristic Ebola smell to which I became accustomed. Dinner was served – rice and stew. The pepper stung my mouth and tongue. I dropped the spoon. No dinner that night.”
The Caucasian man who had met Dr. Igonoh at the ambulance on her arrival was Dr. David. The specialist entered wearing his full protective ‘hazmat’ suit and goggles.
“It was fascinating seeing one live. I had only seen them online. He brought bottles of water and ORS, the oral fluid therapy which he dropped by my bedside,” Ebola patient recalled.
The medic said that 90% of the treatment depended on the patient. He ordered the lady to drink at least 4.5 litres of ORS daily to replace fluids lost in stooling and vomiting. Dr. David also told that taking Imodium tablets to stop the stooling was not advisable, because the virus would replicate the more inside the victim. The specialist concluded that it was better to let it out. The doctor said good night to his new female patient and left.
Dr. Igonoh was swarmed by calls from parents and relatives on Sunday evening. Her husband called crying, as he could not believe this news.
“As I lay on my bed in that isolation ward, strangely, I did not fear for my life. I was confident that I would leave that ward some day. There was an inner sense of calm. I did not for a second think I would be consumed by the disease. That evening, the symptoms fully kicked in. I was stooling almost every two hours. The toilets did not flush so I had to fetch water in a bucket from the bathroom each time I used the toilet. I then placed another bucket beneath my bed for the vomiting. On occasion I would run to the toilet with a bottle of ORS, so that as I was stooling, I was drinking,” Ebola survivor revealed.
On the following day, Monday, August 4, the first red rashes on her skin, particularly on her arms, appeared. The symptoms were added by sores all over woman’s mouth and her head was pounding so badly. She could not eat due to throat problems, but managed to drink the ORS. The infected doctor took paracetamol in an attempt to ease the pain.
“The ward maid across from me wasn’t doing so well. She had stopped speaking. I couldn’t even brush my teeth; the sores in my mouth were so bad. This was a battle for my life but I was determined I would not die,” Ada said.
The courageous Ebola patient started her day with reading and meditating on Psalm 91. She noted that the sanitary condition in the ward left much to be desired. The sheets were not changed for days. The floor was stained with greenish vomitus and excrement. The main specialist, Dr. David, would come in once or twice a day and help clean up the ward after chatting with the ailing people. He was the only doctor who attended to the patients. There was no one else at that time.
The patients had to collect the food themselves, as the matrons left meals outside the door. On the other hand, it was easy to explain: everyone was being careful.
Dr. Igonoh made another discovery on how the doctors themselves might have contracted the EVD. Mosquitoes were their roommates until mosquito nets were brought in.
Dr. David brought another female patient into the isolator. It was Justina Ejelonu, a nurse who had started working at First Consultants on the 21st of July, a day after Patrick Saywer was admitted. Dr. Igonoh recognised her immediately.
Justina was on duty on the day Patrick reported that he was stooling. While she was attending to him that night, she had contact with the blood Nigeria’s first Ebola victim. The nurse was pregnant, but unfortunately suffered a suspected miscarriage while being admitted to the isolation centre. Initially, Justina was told she had been in Yaba for monitoring her condition only. The news that she was Ebola-positive came on the following day, when the results of the blood test were ready. Justina was devastated and wept profusely.
Ada got lots for support from her husband, who paid regular visits to her.
“He could only see me from a window at a distance. He visited so many times. It was he who brought me a change of clothes and toiletries and other things I needed because I had not even packed a bag. I was grateful I was not with him at home when I fell ill or he would most certainly have contracted the disease. My retreat at my parents’ home turned out to be the instrumentality God used to shield and save him.”
The infected doctor kept drinking the ORS fluid. She also got a call from her pastor. He had been informed about her predicament. The pastor called Ada every single day in the morning and in the night. They prayed together over the phone. The man of God later sent her a CD player, CDs of messages on faith and healing, and Holy Communion packs through Ada’s husband.
“My pastor, who also happens to be a medical doctor, encouraged me to monitor how many times I had stooled and vomited each day and how many bottles of ORS I had consumed. We would then discuss the disease and pray together. He asked me to do my research on Ebola since I had my iPad with me and told me that he was also doing his study. He wanted us to use all relevant information on Ebola to our advantage…
“My research, my faith, my positive view of life, the extended times of prayer, study and listening to encouraging messages boosted my belief that I would survive the Ebola scourge,” the survivor stated.
The doctor learnt that five strains of the virus exist and the deadliest of them is the Zaire strain. Infected patients who succumb to the disease usually die between 6 to 16 days after the onset of the disease from multiple organ failure and shock caused by dehydration. So she was counting the days and keeping herself well-hydrated. Ada wanted to live!
Knowledge is power. Her research resulted in more curious details and “gave her ammunition”.
As soon as the virus gets into the body, it begins to replicate really fast. It enters the blood cells, destroys them and uses those same blood cells to aggressively invade other organs where they further multiply. Ideally, the body’s immune system should immediately mount up a response by producing antibodies to fight the virus. If the person is strong enough, and that strength is sustained long enough for the immune system to kill off the viruses, the patient is likely to survive. If the virus replicates faster than the antibodies can handle however, further damage is done to the organs. Ebola can be likened to a multi-level, multi-organ attack.
She treated herself with more ORS, repeating: “I am a survivor, I am a survivor.”
Dr. Igonoh learnt that a patient with Ebola cannot be re-infected and they cannot relapse back into the disease as there is some immunity conferred on survivors.
She discussed her discoveries with her pastor, continued to meditate on the Word of God. “It was my daily bread,” the doctor confessed.
Shortly after Justina came into the ward, the ward maid, Mrs Ukoh, passed away. The disease had gotten into her central nervous system. Her lifeless body was of full display for about 12 hours before WHO officials came and took it away.
The ward had become the house of death. The whole area surrounding late Ukoh’s bed was disinfected with bleach. The mattress of the deceased was taken away and burned.
“To contain the frequent diarrhea, I had started wearing adult diapers, as running to the toilet was no longer convenient for me. The indignity was quite overwhelming, but I did not have a choice. My faith was being severely tested. The situation was desperate enough to break anyone psychologically,” the strong woman continued.
Dr. Ohiaeri also called the patients of the isolation centre day and night, enquiring about their health and the progress they were making. He sent provisions, extra drugs, vitamins, Lucozade, towels, tissue paper; everything the women needed to be more comfortable in that dark hole they found themselves. Some of male colleagues of Dr. Igonoh had also been admitted to this centre. However, the male ward was two rooms away, and they had no contact.
The spirits were lowered by the news that Jato, the ECOWAS protocol officer to Patrick Sawyer who had also tested positive, died days after he had been admitted.
“Two more females joined us in the ward; a nurse from our hospital and a patient from another hospital. There were times we would be awakened by the sudden, loud cry from one of the women. It was either from fear, pain mixed with the distress or just the sheer oppression of our isolation,” Ada recounted.
Five days after she was admitted, the vomiting stopped. A day after that the diarrhea ceased. The doctor was overwhelmed with joy. It happened at a time she thought her organism would no longer accept even the drop of the ORS. Drinking that fluid had stretched her endurance greatly.
Prayer meetings were being held on her behalf. Ada’s family members were praying day and night. She was encouraged by text messages of prayers from family and friends. The woman was able to pass her positive energy to others in the ward.
“I then graduated from drinking only the ORS fluid to eating only bananas, to drinking pap and then bland foods. Just when I thought I had the victory, I suddenly developed a severe fever. The initial fever had subsided four days after I was admitted, and then suddenly it showed up again. I thought it was the Ebola,” Dr. Igonoh said.
Dr. David stated fever was sometimes the last thing to go, but he expressed surprise that it had stopped only to come back on again. The survivor was perplexed.
“I discussed it with my pastor who said it could be a separate pathology and possibly a symptom of malaria. He promised he would research if indeed this was Ebola or something else. That night as I stared at the dirty ceiling, I felt a strong impression that the new fever I had developed was not as a result of Ebola but malaria. I was relieved. The following morning, Dr. Ohiaeri sent me antimalarial medication which I took for three days. Before the end of the treatment, the fever had disappeared,” Ada revealed.
The mother of Dr. Igonoh was under surveillance along with other family members. Hours later, on Twitter, the doctor came across a tweet by WHO saying that the sweat of an Ebola patient cannot transmit the virus at the early stage of the infection. The sweat could only transmit it at the late stage. It calmed her down, as she knew her mother had contact with her sweat, but only in the very beginning of the ordeal.
Soon, volunteer doctors started coming to help Dr. David take care of patients. They had learned how to protect themselves.
“Among the volunteer doctors was Dr. Badmus, my consultant in LUTH during my housemanship days. It was good to see a familiar face among the care-givers. I soon understood the important role these brave volunteers were playing,” Ada noted.
As the medical personnel increased in number, so did the number of shifts and, subsequently, the number of times the patients could access a doctor in one day. This allowed for more frequent patient monitoring and treatment. It also reduced care-giver fatigue. It was clear that Lagos State was working hard to contain the crisis.
Justina’s death on the 12th of August was a great blow and faith of people at the centre.
“I commenced daily Bible study with the other two female patients and we would encourage one another to stay positive in our outlook though in the natural it was grim and very depressing. My communion sessions with the other women were very special moments for us all,” Ada recalled.
On her 10th day in the ward, the doctors having noted that she had stopped vomiting and stooling and was no longer running a fever, decided it was time to take her blood sample to test if the virus had cleared from her system. They took the sample and told her that it may still come out positive, as the virus takes a while before it is cleared completely. She prayed and really wanted that to be the first and last sample to be tested for the absence of the virus in her system. Ada discussed the situation with the pastor and they prayed again.
On the evening of the day Justina passed on, the patients were moved to the new isolation centre. People felt like they were leaving hell and going to heaven. They were conveyed to the new place in an ambulance. It was just behind the old building. The new building was cleaner and much better than the old one. Towels and nightwear were provided on each bed. The environment was serene.
The following night, Dr. Adadevoh was moved to the new isolation ward from her private room where she had previously been receiving treatment. She had also tested positive for Ebola and was now in a coma. She was receiving I.V. fluids and oxygen support and was being monitored closely by the WHO doctors.
“We all hoped and prayed that she would come out of it. It was so difficult seeing her in that state. I could not bear it. She was my consultant, my boss, my teacher and my mentor. She was the imperial lady of First Consultants, full of passion, energy and competence. I imagined she would wake up soon and see that she was surrounded by her First Consultants family but sadly it was not to be,” Ada said.
Two days later, on August 16, 2014, Saturday, the WHO doctors came with some papers. Ada was informed that the result of her blood test was negative for Ebola virus. She was free to go home after being in isolation for exactly 14 days.
“I was so full of thanks and praise to God. I called my mother to get fresh clothes and slippers and come pick me. My husband couldn’t stop shouting when I called him. He was completely overwhelmed with joy,” Ebola survivor said.
However, she was not allowed to take any of her belongings back home. CD player, her research assistant, aka iPad, phones with touching messages and other items should have been destroyed. She said to herself: “I have life! I can always replace these items.”
Ada went for a chlorine bath, which was necessary to disinfect her skin from her head to toes. She compared this feeling to being baptized into a new life as Dr. Carolina, a WHO doctor from Argentina, poured the bucket of chlorinated water all over the cured woman. Ada wore a new set of clothes, following the strict instructions that no part of the clothes must touch the floor and the walls. Dr. Carolina monitored the process, making sure that instructions have been observed.
“I was led out of the bathroom and straight to the lawn to be united with my family, but first I had to cut the red ribbon that served as a barrier. It was a symbolic expression of my freedom. Everyone cheered and clapped. It was a little but very important ceremony for me. I was free from Ebola! I hugged my family as one who had been liberated after many years of incarceration. I was like someone who had fought death face to face and come back to the land of the living,” Dr. Igonoh confessed.
All the people had to pass through several stations of disinfection before they reached the car. Bleach and chlorinated water were sprayed on everyone’s legs at each station.
Ada’s parents and two brothers were under monitoring for 21 days and they completed the surveillance successfully. None of them came down with a fever. The house had been disinfected by Lagos State Ministry of Health soon after Dr. Igonoh was admitted the isolation centre.
“I thank God for shielding them from the plague. My recovery after discharge has been gradual but progressive. I thank God for the support of family and friends. I remember my colleagues who we lost in this battle. Dr. Adadevoh my boss, Nurse Justina Ejelonu, and the ward maid, Mrs. Ukoh, were heroines who lost their lives in the cause to protect Nigeria. They will never be forgotten,” she stated.
Ebola survivor commended the dedication of doctors from the WHO, Dr. David from Virginia, USA, who tried several times to convince her to specialize in infectious diseases, Dr. Carolina from Argentina who spoke so calmly and encouragingly with the patients, Mr. Mauricio from Italy who always offered Ada apples and gave the patients novels to read.
Dr. Igonoh’s special thanks go to the volunteer Nigerian doctors, matrons and cleaners who risked their lives to take care of the patients. According to her, the Government of Lagos State, the state and federal ministries of health deserve kudos as well for their swift efforts to contain the spread of the EVD.
“To all those prayed for me, I cannot thank you enough. And to my First Consultants family, I say a heartfelt thank you for your dedication and for your support throughout this very difficult period.
“I still believe in miracles. None of us in the isolation ward was given any experimental drugs or so-called immune boosters. I was full of faith yet pragmatic enough to consume as much ORS as I could even when I wanted to give up and throw the bottles away. I researched on the disease extensively and read accounts of the survivors. I believed that even if the mortality rate was 99%, I would be part of the 1% who survive,” the doctor declared.
From her experience she said that early detection and reporting to hospital was the key to patients’ survival. One should never hide the fact of contacting an Ebola carrier and developing of the symptoms.
“Regardless of any grim stories one may have heard about the treatment of patients in the isolation centre, it is still better to be in the isolation ward with specialist care, than at home where you and others will be at risk,” the doctor who won the battle against the virus said.
“I read that Dr. Kent Brantly, the American doctor who contracted Ebola in Liberia and was flown out to the United States for treatment was being criticized for attributing his healing to God when he was given the experimental drug, Zmapp. I don’t claim to have all the answers to the nagging questions of life. Why do some die and some survive? Why do bad things happen to good people? Where is God in the midst of pain and suffering? Where does science end and God begin? These are issues we may never fully comprehend on this side of eternity. All I know is that I walked through the valley of the shadow of death and came out unscathed,” Dr. Ada Igonoh concluded.
The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe condition caused by a virus from the Filoviridae family.
Known to be a condition that is transmitted from animals to humans, this virus spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person or animal. There is still no tested cure or globally-approved vaccine. The mortality rate of the virus in various separate outbreaks throughout the history reached up to 90%.
She had no reaction, just shock. The man asked the infected doctor to open the mouth and he had a look at her tongue. He then confirmed it was a “typical Ebola tongue”.
Dr. Igonoh took out her mirror and looked closer.
“I was shocked at what I saw. My whole tongue had a white coating, looked furry and had a long, deep ridge right in the middle. I then started to look at my whole body, searching for Ebola rashes and other signs as we had been recently instructed.”
Then she made a call to her mother, asking to lock her room, desist from touching anything and not to let anyone inside. The mother was stunned and reacted with silence. Ada cut the line.
The infected doctor was taken to the female ward. This is how she described that awful place:
“It looked like an abandoned building. I suspected it had not been in use for quite a while. As I walked in, I immediately recognized one of the ward maids from our hospital. She always had a smile for me but not this time. She was ill and she looked it. She had been stooling a lot too. I soon settled into my corner and looked around the room. It smelled of faeces and vomit. It also had a characteristic Ebola smell to which I became accustomed. Dinner was served – rice and stew. The pepper stung my mouth and tongue. I dropped the spoon. No dinner that night.”
The Caucasian man who had met Dr. Igonoh at the ambulance on her arrival was Dr. David. The specialist entered wearing his full protective ‘hazmat’ suit and goggles.
“It was fascinating seeing one live. I had only seen them online. He brought bottles of water and ORS, the oral fluid therapy which he dropped by my bedside,” Ebola patient recalled.
The medic said that 90% of the treatment depended on the patient. He ordered the lady to drink at least 4.5 litres of ORS daily to replace fluids lost in stooling and vomiting. Dr. David also told that taking Imodium tablets to stop the stooling was not advisable, because the virus would replicate the more inside the victim. The specialist concluded that it was better to let it out. The doctor said good night to his new female patient and left.
Dr. Igonoh was swarmed by calls from parents and relatives on Sunday evening. Her husband called crying, as he could not believe this news.
“As I lay on my bed in that isolation ward, strangely, I did not fear for my life. I was confident that I would leave that ward some day. There was an inner sense of calm. I did not for a second think I would be consumed by the disease. That evening, the symptoms fully kicked in. I was stooling almost every two hours. The toilets did not flush so I had to fetch water in a bucket from the bathroom each time I used the toilet. I then placed another bucket beneath my bed for the vomiting. On occasion I would run to the toilet with a bottle of ORS, so that as I was stooling, I was drinking,” Ebola survivor revealed.
On the following day, Monday, August 4, the first red rashes on her skin, particularly on her arms, appeared. The symptoms were added by sores all over woman’s mouth and her head was pounding so badly. She could not eat due to throat problems, but managed to drink the ORS. The infected doctor took paracetamol in an attempt to ease the pain.
“The ward maid across from me wasn’t doing so well. She had stopped speaking. I couldn’t even brush my teeth; the sores in my mouth were so bad. This was a battle for my life but I was determined I would not die,” Ada said.
The courageous Ebola patient started her day with reading and meditating on Psalm 91. She noted that the sanitary condition in the ward left much to be desired. The sheets were not changed for days. The floor was stained with greenish vomitus and excrement. The main specialist, Dr. David, would come in once or twice a day and help clean up the ward after chatting with the ailing people. He was the only doctor who attended to the patients. There was no one else at that time.
The patients had to collect the food themselves, as the matrons left meals outside the door. On the other hand, it was easy to explain: everyone was being careful.
Dr. Igonoh made another discovery on how the doctors themselves might have contracted the EVD. Mosquitoes were their roommates until mosquito nets were brought in.
Dr. David brought another female patient into the isolator. It was Justina Ejelonu, a nurse who had started working at First Consultants on the 21st of July, a day after Patrick Saywer was admitted. Dr. Igonoh recognised her immediately.
Obi Justina Ejelonu was taken to quarantine centre by her husband-to-be. Photo: Vanguard
Ada got lots for support from her husband, who paid regular visits to her.
“He could only see me from a window at a distance. He visited so many times. It was he who brought me a change of clothes and toiletries and other things I needed because I had not even packed a bag. I was grateful I was not with him at home when I fell ill or he would most certainly have contracted the disease. My retreat at my parents’ home turned out to be the instrumentality God used to shield and save him.”
The infected doctor kept drinking the ORS fluid. She also got a call from her pastor. He had been informed about her predicament. The pastor called Ada every single day in the morning and in the night. They prayed together over the phone. The man of God later sent her a CD player, CDs of messages on faith and healing, and Holy Communion packs through Ada’s husband.
“My pastor, who also happens to be a medical doctor, encouraged me to monitor how many times I had stooled and vomited each day and how many bottles of ORS I had consumed. We would then discuss the disease and pray together. He asked me to do my research on Ebola since I had my iPad with me and told me that he was also doing his study. He wanted us to use all relevant information on Ebola to our advantage…
“My research, my faith, my positive view of life, the extended times of prayer, study and listening to encouraging messages boosted my belief that I would survive the Ebola scourge,” the survivor stated.
The doctor learnt that five strains of the virus exist and the deadliest of them is the Zaire strain. Infected patients who succumb to the disease usually die between 6 to 16 days after the onset of the disease from multiple organ failure and shock caused by dehydration. So she was counting the days and keeping herself well-hydrated. Ada wanted to live!
Knowledge is power. Her research resulted in more curious details and “gave her ammunition”.
As soon as the virus gets into the body, it begins to replicate really fast. It enters the blood cells, destroys them and uses those same blood cells to aggressively invade other organs where they further multiply. Ideally, the body’s immune system should immediately mount up a response by producing antibodies to fight the virus. If the person is strong enough, and that strength is sustained long enough for the immune system to kill off the viruses, the patient is likely to survive. If the virus replicates faster than the antibodies can handle however, further damage is done to the organs. Ebola can be likened to a multi-level, multi-organ attack.
She treated herself with more ORS, repeating: “I am a survivor, I am a survivor.”
Dr. Igonoh learnt that a patient with Ebola cannot be re-infected and they cannot relapse back into the disease as there is some immunity conferred on survivors.
She discussed her discoveries with her pastor, continued to meditate on the Word of God. “It was my daily bread,” the doctor confessed.
Shortly after Justina came into the ward, the ward maid, Mrs Ukoh, passed away. The disease had gotten into her central nervous system. Her lifeless body was of full display for about 12 hours before WHO officials came and took it away.
The ward had become the house of death. The whole area surrounding late Ukoh’s bed was disinfected with bleach. The mattress of the deceased was taken away and burned.
“To contain the frequent diarrhea, I had started wearing adult diapers, as running to the toilet was no longer convenient for me. The indignity was quite overwhelming, but I did not have a choice. My faith was being severely tested. The situation was desperate enough to break anyone psychologically,” the strong woman continued.
Dr. Ohiaeri also called the patients of the isolation centre day and night, enquiring about their health and the progress they were making. He sent provisions, extra drugs, vitamins, Lucozade, towels, tissue paper; everything the women needed to be more comfortable in that dark hole they found themselves. Some of male colleagues of Dr. Igonoh had also been admitted to this centre. However, the male ward was two rooms away, and they had no contact.
The spirits were lowered by the news that Jato, the ECOWAS protocol officer to Patrick Sawyer who had also tested positive, died days after he had been admitted.
“Two more females joined us in the ward; a nurse from our hospital and a patient from another hospital. There were times we would be awakened by the sudden, loud cry from one of the women. It was either from fear, pain mixed with the distress or just the sheer oppression of our isolation,” Ada recounted.
Five days after she was admitted, the vomiting stopped. A day after that the diarrhea ceased. The doctor was overwhelmed with joy. It happened at a time she thought her organism would no longer accept even the drop of the ORS. Drinking that fluid had stretched her endurance greatly.
Prayer meetings were being held on her behalf. Ada’s family members were praying day and night. She was encouraged by text messages of prayers from family and friends. The woman was able to pass her positive energy to others in the ward.
“I then graduated from drinking only the ORS fluid to eating only bananas, to drinking pap and then bland foods. Just when I thought I had the victory, I suddenly developed a severe fever. The initial fever had subsided four days after I was admitted, and then suddenly it showed up again. I thought it was the Ebola,” Dr. Igonoh said.
Dr. David stated fever was sometimes the last thing to go, but he expressed surprise that it had stopped only to come back on again. The survivor was perplexed.
“I discussed it with my pastor who said it could be a separate pathology and possibly a symptom of malaria. He promised he would research if indeed this was Ebola or something else. That night as I stared at the dirty ceiling, I felt a strong impression that the new fever I had developed was not as a result of Ebola but malaria. I was relieved. The following morning, Dr. Ohiaeri sent me antimalarial medication which I took for three days. Before the end of the treatment, the fever had disappeared,” Ada revealed.
The mother of Dr. Igonoh was under surveillance along with other family members. Hours later, on Twitter, the doctor came across a tweet by WHO saying that the sweat of an Ebola patient cannot transmit the virus at the early stage of the infection. The sweat could only transmit it at the late stage. It calmed her down, as she knew her mother had contact with her sweat, but only in the very beginning of the ordeal.
Soon, volunteer doctors started coming to help Dr. David take care of patients. They had learned how to protect themselves.
“Among the volunteer doctors was Dr. Badmus, my consultant in LUTH during my housemanship days. It was good to see a familiar face among the care-givers. I soon understood the important role these brave volunteers were playing,” Ada noted.
As the medical personnel increased in number, so did the number of shifts and, subsequently, the number of times the patients could access a doctor in one day. This allowed for more frequent patient monitoring and treatment. It also reduced care-giver fatigue. It was clear that Lagos State was working hard to contain the crisis.
Justina’s death on the 12th of August was a great blow and faith of people at the centre.
“I commenced daily Bible study with the other two female patients and we would encourage one another to stay positive in our outlook though in the natural it was grim and very depressing. My communion sessions with the other women were very special moments for us all,” Ada recalled.
On her 10th day in the ward, the doctors having noted that she had stopped vomiting and stooling and was no longer running a fever, decided it was time to take her blood sample to test if the virus had cleared from her system. They took the sample and told her that it may still come out positive, as the virus takes a while before it is cleared completely. She prayed and really wanted that to be the first and last sample to be tested for the absence of the virus in her system. Ada discussed the situation with the pastor and they prayed again.
On the evening of the day Justina passed on, the patients were moved to the new isolation centre. People felt like they were leaving hell and going to heaven. They were conveyed to the new place in an ambulance. It was just behind the old building. The new building was cleaner and much better than the old one. Towels and nightwear were provided on each bed. The environment was serene.
The following night, Dr. Adadevoh was moved to the new isolation ward from her private room where she had previously been receiving treatment. She had also tested positive for Ebola and was now in a coma. She was receiving I.V. fluids and oxygen support and was being monitored closely by the WHO doctors.
“We all hoped and prayed that she would come out of it. It was so difficult seeing her in that state. I could not bear it. She was my consultant, my boss, my teacher and my mentor. She was the imperial lady of First Consultants, full of passion, energy and competence. I imagined she would wake up soon and see that she was surrounded by her First Consultants family but sadly it was not to be,” Ada said.
Two days later, on August 16, 2014, Saturday, the WHO doctors came with some papers. Ada was informed that the result of her blood test was negative for Ebola virus. She was free to go home after being in isolation for exactly 14 days.
“I was so full of thanks and praise to God. I called my mother to get fresh clothes and slippers and come pick me. My husband couldn’t stop shouting when I called him. He was completely overwhelmed with joy,” Ebola survivor said.
However, she was not allowed to take any of her belongings back home. CD player, her research assistant, aka iPad, phones with touching messages and other items should have been destroyed. She said to herself: “I have life! I can always replace these items.”
Ada went for a chlorine bath, which was necessary to disinfect her skin from her head to toes. She compared this feeling to being baptized into a new life as Dr. Carolina, a WHO doctor from Argentina, poured the bucket of chlorinated water all over the cured woman. Ada wore a new set of clothes, following the strict instructions that no part of the clothes must touch the floor and the walls. Dr. Carolina monitored the process, making sure that instructions have been observed.
“I was led out of the bathroom and straight to the lawn to be united with my family, but first I had to cut the red ribbon that served as a barrier. It was a symbolic expression of my freedom. Everyone cheered and clapped. It was a little but very important ceremony for me. I was free from Ebola! I hugged my family as one who had been liberated after many years of incarceration. I was like someone who had fought death face to face and come back to the land of the living,” Dr. Igonoh confessed.
All the people had to pass through several stations of disinfection before they reached the car. Bleach and chlorinated water were sprayed on everyone’s legs at each station.
Ada’s parents and two brothers were under monitoring for 21 days and they completed the surveillance successfully. None of them came down with a fever. The house had been disinfected by Lagos State Ministry of Health soon after Dr. Igonoh was admitted the isolation centre.
“I thank God for shielding them from the plague. My recovery after discharge has been gradual but progressive. I thank God for the support of family and friends. I remember my colleagues who we lost in this battle. Dr. Adadevoh my boss, Nurse Justina Ejelonu, and the ward maid, Mrs. Ukoh, were heroines who lost their lives in the cause to protect Nigeria. They will never be forgotten,” she stated.
Ebola survivor commended the dedication of doctors from the WHO, Dr. David from Virginia, USA, who tried several times to convince her to specialize in infectious diseases, Dr. Carolina from Argentina who spoke so calmly and encouragingly with the patients, Mr. Mauricio from Italy who always offered Ada apples and gave the patients novels to read.
Dr. Igonoh’s special thanks go to the volunteer Nigerian doctors, matrons and cleaners who risked their lives to take care of the patients. According to her, the Government of Lagos State, the state and federal ministries of health deserve kudos as well for their swift efforts to contain the spread of the EVD.
“To all those prayed for me, I cannot thank you enough. And to my First Consultants family, I say a heartfelt thank you for your dedication and for your support throughout this very difficult period.
“I still believe in miracles. None of us in the isolation ward was given any experimental drugs or so-called immune boosters. I was full of faith yet pragmatic enough to consume as much ORS as I could even when I wanted to give up and throw the bottles away. I researched on the disease extensively and read accounts of the survivors. I believed that even if the mortality rate was 99%, I would be part of the 1% who survive,” the doctor declared.
From her experience she said that early detection and reporting to hospital was the key to patients’ survival. One should never hide the fact of contacting an Ebola carrier and developing of the symptoms.
“Regardless of any grim stories one may have heard about the treatment of patients in the isolation centre, it is still better to be in the isolation ward with specialist care, than at home where you and others will be at risk,” the doctor who won the battle against the virus said.
“I read that Dr. Kent Brantly, the American doctor who contracted Ebola in Liberia and was flown out to the United States for treatment was being criticized for attributing his healing to God when he was given the experimental drug, Zmapp. I don’t claim to have all the answers to the nagging questions of life. Why do some die and some survive? Why do bad things happen to good people? Where is God in the midst of pain and suffering? Where does science end and God begin? These are issues we may never fully comprehend on this side of eternity. All I know is that I walked through the valley of the shadow of death and came out unscathed,” Dr. Ada Igonoh concluded.
The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe condition caused by a virus from the Filoviridae family.
Known to be a condition that is transmitted from animals to humans, this virus spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person or animal. There is still no tested cure or globally-approved vaccine. The mortality rate of the virus in various separate outbreaks throughout the history reached up to 90%.
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Tuesday, 16 September 2014
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Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Two armed robbery suspects of a seven-man gang have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command.
The suspects, Saheed Amoo and Taju Rasheed who claimed musicians showered them praises at parties were arrested by operatives of the command’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad after a tip-off.
How We Spend Our Money - Armed Robbers
Two armed robbery suspects of a seven-man gang have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command.
The Armed Robbery suspects
The suspects, Saheed Amoo and Taju Rasheed who claimed musicians showered them praises at parties were arrested by operatives of the command’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad after a tip-off.
Punch gathered that the suspects – Amoo and Rasheed, during one of their operations at a hotel and a restaurant near the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, they were arrested by the police.
This led to a gun battle between the robbery gang who were armed with guns and the police.
However, the police arrested four members of the gang. One of the suspect, Amoo who was arrested during the shootout led the police to Rasheed’s residence, and identified him as a member of the gang.
28-year-old Amoo from Ilorin, Kwara State who spoke with Punch said he and the gang spends the proceeds of robbery on musicians who sing their praises saying:
“My nickname is Argentina. People call me Argentina because I support the country at football competitions. We started robbery in 2009. We robbed in places such as Obalende, Ajah, Osborne Road, and Ikoyi. We used guns in our operations, but I don’t know where they got the guns from.
“We usually snatched vehicles. We once snatched a Honda CRV and it was sold for N350,000. I was given N45,000. We also snatched Volkswagen Golf at another operation. We have gone on many operations this year.
“I spend my money on musicians because I go to clubs. Other members do too. So, musicians sing for us during parties.”
Meanwhile 27-year-old Rasheed who hails from Oyo Town in Oyo State confessed that he was the driver of the gang while adding that he for each operation he made N30,000.
“They call me pilot because I drive the gang. I was actually a commercial driver before. I met the gang in Isolo, Lagos. My wife does not know I rob, she thinks I still work with the road transport union.
“On each of the operations, I made about N30,000. I used the money to keep my family moving. I also go clubbing. I was not arrested at the shootout in Ikeja, I was arrested in my house.”
The Police has said items like two daggers, two locally made pistols, and fully loaded magazines of AK-47 rifles were recovered from the armed robbers.
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Sultan Of Sokoto's Warning Message To Politicians
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday warned politicians against using innocent children as political thugs.
Abubakar made this known while receiving the newly-elected members of the state working committee of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The sultan, who is also the President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III condemned the act saying it is dangerous to the good upbringing and moral orientation of young children who are future leaders of the country.
The sultan also stated that politicians who use children of others, give them money and drugs aside spoiling the lives of these kids, they were also doing harms to themselves, the society and the country at large.
Abubakar said that the same children used by theses politicians to cause harm have every tendency and chance of turning against the elected officials, adding,” this will happen after the elections and often make governance too difficult for them.”
Sultan of sokoto, however appealed to Politicians to ensure the peace andd unity of the country is their top priority.
Abubakar made this known while receiving the newly-elected members of the state working committee of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The sultan, who is also the President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III condemned the act saying it is dangerous to the good upbringing and moral orientation of young children who are future leaders of the country.
The sultan also stated that politicians who use children of others, give them money and drugs aside spoiling the lives of these kids, they were also doing harms to themselves, the society and the country at large.
Abubakar said that the same children used by theses politicians to cause harm have every tendency and chance of turning against the elected officials, adding,” this will happen after the elections and often make governance too difficult for them.”
Sultan of sokoto, however appealed to Politicians to ensure the peace andd unity of the country is their top priority.
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Monday, 15 September 2014
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Monday, 15 September 2014
Ebola: FG, NMA Agree On Schools' Resumption Date
The Federal Government and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have finally reached an agreement on the September 22 resumption of schools nationwide.
The Nation reports that the NMA agreed to the September 22 schools’ resumption date announced by the federal government at a stakeholders’ meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Education.
The association said the date was acceptable and that schools should resume “in order not to feed into the fear monster in the country.”
The NMA however gave some provisions to be followed to keep the country safe. They are:
- Maintain highest level of vigilance in the several entry points in the country.
- International Port Health Services should be put in the highest level of vigilance and preparedness to screen those coming into the country
- Resuscitate infectious disease hospital in states.
- Ensure comprehensive screening of travelers.
All recent travelers to all the provinces of the current endemic countries of the Ebola disease – namely Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan and Gabon-must be carefully scrutinized for the presence of the virus and epidemiologically treated accordingly.
Nigeria’s Ministry for Education had announced that all public and private schools would remain shut till October as part of the “preventive measures” against the Ebola virus, which was brought into Nigeria in July.
However after a review, the Federal Government moved the resumption date to 22 September, 2014.
This sparked controversy as the Nigerian doctors did not agree with the resumption date.
The Nation reports that the NMA agreed to the September 22 schools’ resumption date announced by the federal government at a stakeholders’ meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Education.
The association said the date was acceptable and that schools should resume “in order not to feed into the fear monster in the country.”
The NMA however gave some provisions to be followed to keep the country safe. They are:
- Maintain highest level of vigilance in the several entry points in the country.
- International Port Health Services should be put in the highest level of vigilance and preparedness to screen those coming into the country
- Resuscitate infectious disease hospital in states.
- Ensure comprehensive screening of travelers.
All recent travelers to all the provinces of the current endemic countries of the Ebola disease – namely Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan and Gabon-must be carefully scrutinized for the presence of the virus and epidemiologically treated accordingly.
Nigeria’s Ministry for Education had announced that all public and private schools would remain shut till October as part of the “preventive measures” against the Ebola virus, which was brought into Nigeria in July.
However after a review, the Federal Government moved the resumption date to 22 September, 2014.
This sparked controversy as the Nigerian doctors did not agree with the resumption date.
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A 23-year-old lady, Ajowele Busayo has been arrested and arraigned before Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure for allegedly setting her lover, Anthony David, ablaze.
After the incident, Anthony was rushed to a nearby hospital by neighbours but he unfortunately died later, NAN reports.
Addressing the court, the prosecutor, ASP Ayodele Atandeyi said the accused committed the offence at Liberty Street, Basiri Area of Akure, adding that she a teacher in a private primary school where the children of the victim were pupils.
He said the offence was contrary to section 316 and punishable under section 319(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 37 Vol.1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
He explained that he had three witnesses to testify in the case and applied for an adjournment to enable him forward the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.
Presiding over the case, the magistrate, Mrs Charity Adeyanju, ordered that the accused be remanded at the Olokuta prison pending the receipt of legal advice from the DPP.
The case was then adjourned till Nov. 1 for mention.
People have gone to the extreme in a fit of jealousy. Last month, a jealous woman, simply identified as Iyabo allegedly bit off her rival’s ear in Badore area of Lagos State, because of a man.
Lady Arraigned For Setting Lover Ablaze In Ondo
A 23-year-old lady, Ajowele Busayo has been arrested and arraigned before Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure for allegedly setting her lover, Anthony David, ablaze.
After the incident, Anthony was rushed to a nearby hospital by neighbours but he unfortunately died later, NAN reports.
Addressing the court, the prosecutor, ASP Ayodele Atandeyi said the accused committed the offence at Liberty Street, Basiri Area of Akure, adding that she a teacher in a private primary school where the children of the victim were pupils.
He said the offence was contrary to section 316 and punishable under section 319(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 37 Vol.1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
He explained that he had three witnesses to testify in the case and applied for an adjournment to enable him forward the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.
Presiding over the case, the magistrate, Mrs Charity Adeyanju, ordered that the accused be remanded at the Olokuta prison pending the receipt of legal advice from the DPP.
The case was then adjourned till Nov. 1 for mention.
People have gone to the extreme in a fit of jealousy. Last month, a jealous woman, simply identified as Iyabo allegedly bit off her rival’s ear in Badore area of Lagos State, because of a man.
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Transgender Gets 100 Illegal Injections To Change Shapes
A 42-year-old US transgender woman has had more than 100 black-market injections to achieve the desired shape.
Moreover, Tatiana Williams has spent £60,000 within a 20-year period to sculpt the body of her dreams, Daily Mail reports.
Tatiana, now having 8lb of silicone in her bum, confesses that she was aware of the dangers of such illegal operations, which according to her had killed many of her friends.
“I’ve seen people eaten up by the silicone. I’ve seen them turn black-and-blue and not being able to walk anymore. I’ve seen people have their whole breast taken off. I’ve seen everything.”
Tatiana Williams
Tatiana, now having 8lb of silicone in her bum, confesses that she was aware of the dangers of such illegal operations, which according to her had killed many of her friends.
Tatiana Williams
Tatiana Williams
However the cheapness of “black market” attracts those who want drastic change to their body and such people are ready to take risks, Tatiana reveals.
“Illegal silicone injections often use non-surgical silicone – sometimes bought from hardware stores – that can lead to severe infections that result in deformations, amputations and even death.”
When asked to explain why so many people are ready to take high risks in order to look like curvacious celebrities, the 42-year-old responded:
“I love Kim Kardashian’s body – it’s beautiful. She’s exactly what a woman should be. When it comes to me and celebrities, a lot of people compare me to Nicki Minaj. It makes me laugh because I’m thinking, ‘I had a** before I even knew of Nicki or before she was even around.”
Born as Cory Williams, he (later she) quickly realized he was attracted to men. However Williams’s family was supportive from the very beginning.
“My family let me be who I wanted to be, so it gave me the opportunity to produce a beautiful woman with no hang-ups, mentally.”
Having gone through hormone therapy first, she switched to countless surgeries aimed at enhancing her breast, inserting chin implants, facial fillers and others. Still, the major expenditure was Tatiana’s buttocks.
“Before the surgery my butt was about 25 inches – now it is more like 60 inches. It’s hard to say how many injections I had – after a while you start to lose count. But I would have to say it must be something in the region of over a hundred…at least.”
Williams regrets nothing in her life and now claims that with the body like this, she can afford being a “kept woman” and get whatever she wants from men.
One of the surgeons commented, using such injections was extremely dangerous, and just similar to “playing Russian Roulette”. He added that the terrifying consequences might be still ahead for Tatiana.
However the woman realizes she is and will be at risk of developing serious health problems and she does not advise anyone to follow her footsteps.
“It’s been 20 plus years now and I’ll accept whatever comes of it in the future. I don’t recommend people copy what I did – but I’m a risk taker and it has been a success. I’m in the body I have created and enjoying the lifestyle it has afforded me.”
“Illegal silicone injections often use non-surgical silicone – sometimes bought from hardware stores – that can lead to severe infections that result in deformations, amputations and even death.”
When asked to explain why so many people are ready to take high risks in order to look like curvacious celebrities, the 42-year-old responded:
“I love Kim Kardashian’s body – it’s beautiful. She’s exactly what a woman should be. When it comes to me and celebrities, a lot of people compare me to Nicki Minaj. It makes me laugh because I’m thinking, ‘I had a** before I even knew of Nicki or before she was even around.”
Born as Cory Williams, he (later she) quickly realized he was attracted to men. However Williams’s family was supportive from the very beginning.
“My family let me be who I wanted to be, so it gave me the opportunity to produce a beautiful woman with no hang-ups, mentally.”
Tatiana Williams as a child (born Cory Williams)
Tatiana Williams, at the start of her transformation road
Williams regrets nothing in her life and now claims that with the body like this, she can afford being a “kept woman” and get whatever she wants from men.
Tatiana Williams
However the woman realizes she is and will be at risk of developing serious health problems and she does not advise anyone to follow her footsteps.
Tatiana Williams
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PHOTO: 9ice And Girlfriend Welcome Baby Girl
Singer 9ice, who has recently decided to try himself in politics, and his girlfriend Sunkanmi Ajala have reportedly welcomed the child.
Famous Nigerian blogger Linda Ikeji provides that the baby was born last week in the United States of America.
The musician cum politician already has a son with ex-wife Toni Payne, the twins from his ex-partner Victoria Godis and now the daughter, his fourth child, from Sunkanmi.
It was gathered that the happy parents called the newborn baby girl Michelle.
It would be recalled that 9ice has been recently in the news in connection with his political activities, as he declared interest to contest for the Federal House of Representatives in Ogbomosho North/Ogbomosho South/Orire Federal Constituency in 2015 elections.
Last week the Oyo State-born musician allegedly started his awareness campaign.
9ice and Sunkanmi Ajala
The musician cum politician already has a son with ex-wife Toni Payne, the twins from his ex-partner Victoria Godis and now the daughter, his fourth child, from Sunkanmi.
9ice’s newborn daughter
It would be recalled that 9ice has been recently in the news in connection with his political activities, as he declared interest to contest for the Federal House of Representatives in Ogbomosho North/Ogbomosho South/Orire Federal Constituency in 2015 elections.
Last week the Oyo State-born musician allegedly started his awareness campaign.
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An unconfirmed report has it that one of the duos of Taiwo and Kehinde Osuolale, the popular mysterious twins, known as ‘Ibeji Oran’ in Yoruba genre of Nollywood is dead, Yoruba Movie Gist reported The specific one who died among the twins is yet to be ascertained as at press time The mysterious twins who shot themselves into limelight several years back when they featured in the late Yekini Ajileye’s movie and thereafter became instant celebrities. The physically challenged twins often called “Ibeji Oran” (Mysterious Twins), we learnt, passed away in his home town in Osogbo, Osun State. We shall keep you posted as soon as we get the details.
An unconfirmed report has it that one of the duos of Taiwo and Kehinde Osuolale, the popular mysterious twins, known as ‘Ibeji Oran’ in Yoruba genre of Nollywood is dead, Yoruba Movie Gist reported
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An unconfirmed report has it that one of the duos of Taiwo and Kehinde Osuolale, the popular mysterious twins, known as ‘Ibeji Oran’ in Yoruba genre of Nollywood is dead, Yoruba Movie Gist reported
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SO SAD! Popular mysterious twins, known as ‘Ibeji Oran’ in Yoruba genre of Nollywood is dead
An unconfirmed report has it that one of the duos of Taiwo and Kehinde Osuolale, the popular mysterious twins, known as ‘Ibeji Oran’ in Yoruba genre of Nollywood is dead, Yoruba Movie Gist reported The specific one who died among the twins is yet to be ascertained as at press time The mysterious twins who shot themselves into limelight several years back when they featured in the late Yekini Ajileye’s movie and thereafter became instant celebrities. The physically challenged twins often called “Ibeji Oran” (Mysterious Twins), we learnt, passed away in his home town in Osogbo, Osun State. We shall keep you posted as soon as we get the details.
An unconfirmed report has it that one of the duos of Taiwo and Kehinde Osuolale, the popular mysterious twins, known as ‘Ibeji Oran’ in Yoruba genre of Nollywood is dead, Yoruba Movie Gist reported
The specific one who died among the twins is yet to be ascertained as at press time
The mysterious twins who shot themselves into limelight several years back when they featured in the late Yekini Ajileye’s movie and thereafter became instant celebrities.
The physically challenged twins often called “Ibeji Oran” (Mysterious Twins), we learnt, passed away in his home town in Osogbo, Osun State. We shall keep you posted as soon as we get the details.
An unconfirmed report has it that one of the duos of Taiwo and Kehinde Osuolale, the popular mysterious twins, known as ‘Ibeji Oran’ in Yoruba genre of Nollywood is dead, Yoruba Movie Gist reported
The specific one who died among the twins is yet to be ascertained as at press time
The mysterious twins who shot themselves into limelight several years back when they featured in the late Yekini Ajileye’s movie and thereafter became instant celebrities.
The physically challenged twins often called “Ibeji Oran” (Mysterious Twins), we learnt, passed away in his home town in Osogbo, Osun State. We shall keep you posted as soon as we get the details.
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Sunday, 14 September 2014
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Sunday, 14 September 2014
Scores of People Died & Trapped As Synagogue Church Building Collapses
Scores of people are reported to have died with several others injured after a 5-storey building located inside the headquarters of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun, Lagos collapsed around 2pm this afternoon.
Many worshipers who lived inside the church building were among those who died while some are believed to still be trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building.
Four ambulance buses have arrived the scene to take the injured to the hospital while the dead ones are being evacuated to the mortuary. Details later…
Update: There are reports that as many as 50 people died this afternoon when the building collapsed. The building is also said to be is reserved for foreigners visiting the church for spiritual help.
Many worshipers who lived inside the church building were among those who died while some are believed to still be trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building.
Four ambulance buses have arrived the scene to take the injured to the hospital while the dead ones are being evacuated to the mortuary. Details later…
Update: There are reports that as many as 50 people died this afternoon when the building collapsed. The building is also said to be is reserved for foreigners visiting the church for spiritual help.
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Top 5 Most Enviable Couples In Nigeria
There are couples and there are couples.
The lifelong commitment no doubts is characterized with various ups and downs but we are here with a list of couples who have made many envious of them even in their darkest hours. These couples have been handpicked to make up this list due to their waxing love day by day even in the face of countless challenges.
This list includes couples from various facets of Nigeria’s economy ranging from entertainment to politics. When you talk of couples that have been able to manage information about their marital lives and well-being from the public even when they are considered as public figures, here are the people we are talking about.
We have gone through the list of amiable couples in Nigeria, and we are presenting to you, our top 5 most enviable couples of all time in Nigeria.
5. Tunde and Wunmi Obe
Showbiz couple, Tunde and Wunmi Obe, popularly known as TWO, are all-round entertainers who have carved a niche for themselves with their peculiar kind of music. They are also believed to be entertainment industry’s most popular celebrity couples. How they have managed music, home-front and how they have been able to sustain their marriage 26 years on, amidst celebrity marriage woes is still a mystery to many. They have three children, Modesayo, Ricardo and Andrew Obey.
The lifelong commitment no doubts is characterized with various ups and downs but we are here with a list of couples who have made many envious of them even in their darkest hours. These couples have been handpicked to make up this list due to their waxing love day by day even in the face of countless challenges.
This list includes couples from various facets of Nigeria’s economy ranging from entertainment to politics. When you talk of couples that have been able to manage information about their marital lives and well-being from the public even when they are considered as public figures, here are the people we are talking about.
We have gone through the list of amiable couples in Nigeria, and we are presenting to you, our top 5 most enviable couples of all time in Nigeria.
5. Tunde and Wunmi Obe
Tunde and Wunmi Obe
Tunde and Wunmi Obe
4. Tuface and Annie Idibia
These lovebirds were one of the sweet shock that happened to the Nigerian entertainment a year ago. With rumors hovering around them about other women interfering in their lovelife, coupled with Tuface’s other children from other women, many didn’t think anything good could come out of their ‘zion’. Today, life couldn’t be sweeter for these two. They are both growing in love each day, solving their issues privately and many more. They have two kids.
3. Omotola Jalade and Captain Mattew Ekeinde
You will agree with me that we can not get enough of this couple. The couple recently celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary.
Omotola Jalade was born on 7 February, 1978 in Lagos. She grew up in a family of five: her parents (both deceased now) and two younger brothers, Tayo and Bolaji Jalade. Her husband Matthew is a pilot and ten years her senior. They met when she was just 16, while he was 26, and he proposed two years later.
In 2001, the couple held a white ceremony on board of a plane while flying from Lagos to Benin, with close family and friends present. In 1997, Omotola gave birth to their first daughter. Together, the couple have four children, Princess, M.J., Meriaih and Michael Ekeinde.
2. Goodluck and Patience Jonathan
Yes, these duo are the president and first lady of our dear nation, Nigeria. They have been faced with many challenges not only personally (like every couple), but also with issues concerning our nation and have still found a way to be there for each other, thus making them one of the most admired couple in Nigeria.
1. Olu Jacobs and Joke Silver
These two have been referred to as Nollywood’s most celebrated couple. They have shown it that an actor and actress can actually have a great married life together without all the dramas that constitute many young married couples in the industry these days. They have been married for 27years and they are still waxing strong. Ask him how he met his wife, Olu Jacobs will tell you a hilarious tale of how her wife hissed at him at the first approach.
Do you think this list is fair enough? Or you have your own opinion of other couples that should have made this list and are not there? Do share in the comment section below.
Tuface and Annie Idibia
Annie and Tuface Idibia
3. Omotola Jalade and Captain Mattew Ekeinde
Omotola Jalade and Capt. Mattew Ekeinde
Omotola Jalade and Capt. Mattew Ekeinde
Omotola Jalade was born on 7 February, 1978 in Lagos. She grew up in a family of five: her parents (both deceased now) and two younger brothers, Tayo and Bolaji Jalade. Her husband Matthew is a pilot and ten years her senior. They met when she was just 16, while he was 26, and he proposed two years later.
In 2001, the couple held a white ceremony on board of a plane while flying from Lagos to Benin, with close family and friends present. In 1997, Omotola gave birth to their first daughter. Together, the couple have four children, Princess, M.J., Meriaih and Michael Ekeinde.
2. Goodluck and Patience Jonathan
Goodluck and Patience Jonathan
Patience and Goodluck Jonathan
1. Olu Jacobs and Joke Silver
Olu Jacobs and Wife
Olu Jacobs and Wife
Do you think this list is fair enough? Or you have your own opinion of other couples that should have made this list and are not there? Do share in the comment section below.
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah has said the Nigerian army has more sophisticated weapons than Boko Haram.
Speaking yesterday, September 13, during a routine visit to the 44 Army Reference Hospital Kaduna where wounded officers and soldiers, from all the theatres of the operations in the north eastern states code named ‘Operation Zaman Lafia’ were receiving treatment, Minimah said most of the weapons and ammunition in Boko Haram’s possession were stolen, Leadership reports.
The army chief said: “Insurgents are not more sophisticated in terms of weapons. Do they have ship, helicopter, and aircraft? Even what they have are stolen, so they cannot be more sophisticated. They do not have more sophisticated weapons than the army.”
He explained that the routine visit was an opportunity to present the wounded but brave officers and soldiers with Purple Heart medals in recognition of their gallant efforts towards the army’s continued determination to fight terrorism in the country.
“We use the opportunity to award them medals, private war time medals of purple hearts as part of welfare program, which is presented to them today by the Honourable Minister of Defence, General Mohammed Aliyu Gusau (rtd). It is part of welfare program to rekindle the fighting spirit and troop efficiency among the soldiers and officers,” he said.
boko harams weapons stolen army chief
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah has said the Nigerian army has more sophisticated weapons than Boko Haram.
Speaking yesterday, September 13, during a routine visit to the 44 Army Reference Hospital Kaduna where wounded officers and soldiers, from all the theatres of the operations in the north eastern states code named ‘Operation Zaman Lafia’ were receiving treatment, Minimah said most of the weapons and ammunition in Boko Haram’s possession were stolen, Leadership reports.
The army chief said: “Insurgents are not more sophisticated in terms of weapons. Do they have ship, helicopter, and aircraft? Even what they have are stolen, so they cannot be more sophisticated. They do not have more sophisticated weapons than the army.”
He explained that the routine visit was an opportunity to present the wounded but brave officers and soldiers with Purple Heart medals in recognition of their gallant efforts towards the army’s continued determination to fight terrorism in the country.
“We use the opportunity to award them medals, private war time medals of purple hearts as part of welfare program, which is presented to them today by the Honourable Minister of Defence, General Mohammed Aliyu Gusau (rtd). It is part of welfare program to rekindle the fighting spirit and troop efficiency among the soldiers and officers,” he said.
Fifty seven soldiers and three officers, who sustained various degrees of injuries during the operation in the north east and were receiving treatment at the hospital were awarded the Purple Hearts medals by the Nigeria army.
Nigerian troops recorded victory against the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents who launched an attack on the town of Konduga in Borno State, seizing some of their equipments and killing many.
Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that Nigeria Air Force’s Alpha Jet (NAF 466) used in operation against the dreaded Boko Haram sect has gone missing around Adamawa state.
Nigerian troops recorded victory against the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents who launched an attack on the town of Konduga in Borno State, seizing some of their equipments and killing many.
Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that Nigeria Air Force’s Alpha Jet (NAF 466) used in operation against the dreaded Boko Haram sect has gone missing around Adamawa state.
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Tonto Dikeh’s Foundation Rescue baby Dump In A Shoprite Gift bag
Nollywood controversial Actress Tonto Dikeh has grown to be a very strong and wise woman, she is now on the move to help the poor, the frustrated and unwanted pregnancy victims due to some mistakes. With a heart full of tears, the actress shared a picture of a baby found in a paper bag earlier this morning.
I wonder how a girl will take in and decides to dump a baby she carried for 9months in the waste bin to die and rout, below is the message Tonto shared alongside the picture belowWoke up to this,Crying bitterly*Never seen so much innocence in a paper bag, Why do we do Evil? Why are our hearts So Dark? Why are you God too merciful? 9months in Vain? #Silence #Tears #Deepintots I Do have a foundation #THE TONTODIKEH FOUNDATION# that supports teenage pregnant ladies(Due to r@pe or mistake) n Motherless kids,We try to support financially n look for Charity homes for abandoned kids,As my foundation has no Home yet.Ill leave info of the foundation as soon as am done working it out**We can help Each other in ways we don’t know only if we Open up our minds to God.
I wonder how a girl will take in and decides to dump a baby she carried for 9months in the waste bin to die and rout, below is the message Tonto shared alongside the picture belowWoke up to this,Crying bitterly*Never seen so much innocence in a paper bag, Why do we do Evil? Why are our hearts So Dark? Why are you God too merciful? 9months in Vain? #Silence #Tears #Deepintots I Do have a foundation #THE TONTODIKEH FOUNDATION# that supports teenage pregnant ladies(Due to r@pe or mistake) n Motherless kids,We try to support financially n look for Charity homes for abandoned kids,As my foundation has no Home yet.Ill leave info of the foundation as soon as am done working it out**We can help Each other in ways we don’t know only if we Open up our minds to God.
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Although, this might sound like some Nollywood flicks, but some residents of Church Street, Makoko, Lagos, and its environs, maintain that a cat allegedly turned to a woman, before changing to a small boy on Thursday, September 4th, 2014.
According to residents of the area, two cats had been disturbing the neigbourhood for a while, and on that fateful day, some youths in the area attempted to kill the cats and end their disturbance once and for all.In the course of pursuing the cats, one of them ran away while the other escaped into a Celestial Church. Its pursuers promptly entered the church in hot chase, but were jolted when they saw that the cat had turned to an old woman, with her legs still having furs on it.
In shock and fear, the youths ran out to call more people, but before they got back, the old woman had again turned to a young boy.
Though some of the outraged youths attempted to lynch the child, he was later taken away from the church premises to the Baale’s residence, from where he was released to police officers from the Panti Police Station, Yaba, Lagos.
When E24-7 MAGAZINE visited Panti, an officer informed our correspondent that the boy had been handed over to the producers of a TV show that reports strange, and weird occurrences. However, some residents who spoke with E24-7 MAGAZINE questioned the decision of the police to hand over the boy to the show’s producers instead of thoroughly investigating the case.
It should be recalled that a bird had allegedly turned to an old woman and was stuck in a roadside drain in Lagos earlier in the year.
Check out the pictures below
Cat Mysteriously Turns To A Little Boy In Lagos
Although, this might sound like some Nollywood flicks, but some residents of Church Street, Makoko, Lagos, and its environs, maintain that a cat allegedly turned to a woman, before changing to a small boy on Thursday, September 4th, 2014.
According to residents of the area, two cats had been disturbing the neigbourhood for a while, and on that fateful day, some youths in the area attempted to kill the cats and end their disturbance once and for all.In the course of pursuing the cats, one of them ran away while the other escaped into a Celestial Church. Its pursuers promptly entered the church in hot chase, but were jolted when they saw that the cat had turned to an old woman, with her legs still having furs on it.
In shock and fear, the youths ran out to call more people, but before they got back, the old woman had again turned to a young boy.
Though some of the outraged youths attempted to lynch the child, he was later taken away from the church premises to the Baale’s residence, from where he was released to police officers from the Panti Police Station, Yaba, Lagos.
When E24-7 MAGAZINE visited Panti, an officer informed our correspondent that the boy had been handed over to the producers of a TV show that reports strange, and weird occurrences. However, some residents who spoke with E24-7 MAGAZINE questioned the decision of the police to hand over the boy to the show’s producers instead of thoroughly investigating the case.
It should be recalled that a bird had allegedly turned to an old woman and was stuck in a roadside drain in Lagos earlier in the year.
Check out the pictures below
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Few years ago, 2go seems to be the Leading Chatting App around, The Emergence of Blackberry Messenger and WhatsApp kick off the Apps among the Matured minds… Although some Nigerians still enjoy using the App more than the Leading Apps currently top the Chats now.
The Question is:- From your own view, Do you think any Matured or Responsible Person still use 2go?
Drop your Comment!
Question Of The Day:- Do Any Matured Person Still Use 2go?
Few years ago, 2go seems to be the Leading Chatting App around, The Emergence of Blackberry Messenger and WhatsApp kick off the Apps among the Matured minds… Although some Nigerians still enjoy using the App more than the Leading Apps currently top the Chats now.
The Question is:- From your own view, Do you think any Matured or Responsible Person still use 2go?
Drop your Comment!
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