The Ekiti State Government has disclosed that the wife of a military officer who imported COVID-19 into the State will be prosecuted at the right time. Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, the State's Commissioner for Health, disclosed that the wife of the Army Officer will be prosecuted for defying the lockdown order of the State. Addressing a
The Ekiti State Government has disclosed that the wife of a military officer who imported COVID-19 into the State will be prosecuted at the right time.
Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, the State’s Commissioner for Health, disclosed that the wife of the Army Officer will be prosecuted for defying the lockdown order of the State. Addressing a press conference yesterday, the Commissioner said the government will take action against the woman despite the fact that her husband noticed her condition and raised an alert.
Yaya-Kolade said: “Though it was the husband who alerted us, it is an offence against the State and the Ministry of Justice will take appropriate actions against her at the right time.” The Commissioner also disclosed that the officer has been quarantined for two weeks in line with the World Health Organisation guidelines.DAILY POST recalls that the woman had in the midst of the lockdown arrived from Katsina State to visit her husband serving in Ekiti State.According to the Commissioner, the latest confirmation had brought COVID-19 patients in the State to 12.
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