Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni has questioned border surveillance airport screening and an infection prevention measures in personal hospitals over the outbreak of Ebola illness after 12 years.
Speaking throughout Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ on Wednesday, Rufai stated Nigeria survived Ebola in 2014 due to fast motion led by the late Dr Stella Adadevoh, and warned that the identical urgency is required now.
According to him, airport well being screening, border surveillance and an infection management in personal hospitals stay weak, 12 years after the final outbreak.
He urged Nigerians to return to fundamental hygiene practices and for the federal government to instantly activate its incident administration system throughout all states, not simply Abuja, warning the Federal Government not to be complacent.
DAILY POST recollects that Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed an imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus within the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The Federal Ministry of Health disclosed that the case is a lady who arrived from Uganda and developed signs on October 7 earlier than looking for care at a non-public hospital in Abuja on October 11.
According to the ministry, 44 contacts have been recognized and are being monitored, whereas the affected person is in isolation.
The Ebola outbreak was first declared within the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 15, 2026, and has since unfold to Kenya, Uganda and now Nigeria.
Reacting, Rufai stated, “How did the woman pass through the airport without being detected?
“Now that it has happened, how firm is our contract tracing?
“Are we sure it’s only 44 people the Ugandan woman had contact with?
“Our contact tracing is never firm enough.”
