COVID-19: Nasarawa govt tracks, returns 4 escapees to quarantine centre

The Nasarawa State government has tracked and returned four women who escaped from the quarantine centre at the state polytechnic in Lafia.

The Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists on efforts to contain the spread of the virus in the state.

The women escaped from the quarantine centre on Sunday during a protest over alleged poor feeding and neglect by the state government

Those quarantined include over 200 travellers from high-risk states as well as returnee Quranic education pupils (Almajirai) from Bauchi State.

Akabe said: “it is true there was a protest by those quarantined at the holding centre at the Nasarawa State Polytechnic Lafia and four women escaped during the protest.

“All the women were traced and had since been returned to the centre for continued evaluation before they are released if found to be free of the virus.

“We are not holding them because we hate them, but it was aimed at ensuring that people from high risks areas are properly checked and certified to be free of the virus before they meet their families.”

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He added that the women and others were properly taken care of contrary to the insinuation making the round on the matter.

“Humans naturally do not want to be confined to one place, that was just the reason for the protest and not because of poor feeding or neglect,” the deputy governor concluded.

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