COVID-19 IN NIGERIA: WE SAY NO TO CHINA INTERVENTION

Can the world ever trust China again? Would Nigeria romance with the prime suspect of the current global crisis (COVID-19)? How can we? In 2012 China handed over a fully funded and built headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to the African Union (AU). A great gesture of friendship and solidarity, perhaps. But not long after, it was alleged to have been bugged, leaking vital, confidential information of the Union to China in faraway Shanghai! True or false, the Union had to change its computer servers to check the alleged mischief. But issues of health are different. Misfiring means losing a life, or even lives. On a national scale, that can amount to thousands. Painful loss. Avoidable loss. The authorities must tread with caution here. Face masks, test kits, ventilators, vaccine and doctors - all from or of China. Hmmmm, caution we must exercise. Until now we have been using our indigenous doctors, and they have been doing well. WHY CHANGE THE WINNING TEAM? Please let us DISCARD this idea of Chinese intervention. WE DON'T NEED IT. Let us stay safe Stay indigenous. Stay Nigerian We shall overcome

Monday, 14 April 2014

ABUJA MOTOR PARK BOMB: 88 confirmed dead, over 200 injured


A total of 88 people were Monday killed when a car laden with improvised explosive devices (IEDS) went off at the Nyanya Motor Park at about 6.55am with about 200 others sustaining injuries.
At the Maitama General hospital where scores were rushed to, the Chief Medical Director, Dr. Adetoun Sotimehin confirmed to reporters that 14 dead bodies including women, men and youth were in the mortuary, two persons were on danger list (critical condition) while 27 others who sustained injuries were receiving treatment.
One of the injured victims


At Asokoro General Hospital, the Chief Medical Director, Ahmadu Abubakar confirmed that 27 dead bodies were brought to the hospital with 25 others receiving treatment for various degrees of injuries. Staff of the hospital were later heard announcing that they needed blood donors from among the crowd that gathered for transfusion on some patients.

At the National Hospital Abuja, 30 bodies were confirmed to have been taken to the Mortuary while 40 of those injured were receiving treatment for injuries sustained.

At the Wuse General Hospital, the Chief Medical Director, Dr. Obiora Chibundu was uncooperative telling reporters to go to the office of the GM Hospital Management Board for casualty figures.

It was gathered that four persons, carried out the bombing when they drove a car into the Nyanya Motor Park, stopped the vehicles and started running away. Before people could ascertain what was going on, the bomb went off.

Meanwhile, the Police authorities have released what they said is the official list of casualties saying that 71 persons were confirmed dead while 124 were injured.

16 Luxury buses belonging to the FCT, 24 other privately owned vehicles were damaged while three of the luxury buses were burnt to ashes.

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