Only 2 Escaped From Isolation Centre – Osun Govt

Only two of the 127 persons in a COVID-19 Isolation Centre are missing, the Osun State Government said on Saturday in response to claims of a massive escape from the centre.

Mrs. Funke Egbemode, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation and Mr. Ismail Omipidan, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor debunked the insinuations in two different statements on Saturday in Osogbo.

Debunking the insinuations of the massive escape, Mrs. Egbemode said:

“Our attention has been drawn to a story purporting that six persons were missing from our Isolation centre in Ejigbo.

“One of the writers quoted a non-existent statement from the government to lend some measure of credibility to the story.

“Nothing can be further from the truth. As a government, we have not issued any statement to confirm or deny such story.

“Besides, a quick check showed that the name and number of the first person on the list of the purported missing patients, is indeed currently in our facility in Ejigbo.

“This morning we embarked on a headcount and found out that only two persons could not be accounted for by officials stationed at the Isolation centre out of the 127 persons.

“The state government is currently investigating the matter and will ensure that the two missing persons are brought back to the Isolation centre and we will also ensure we trace all their contacts.

“We want to reiterate that any official(s) found culpable will also be dealt with accordingly.

Mr. Omipidan on his part said:

“There is nothing like that. The report is not true.

“The statement being circulated around is not from the state government because it was not signed by any government officials,” Omipidan said.

He, however , said that there was an ongoing ‘head count ‘ at the isolation centre in Ejigbo, to ascertain the veracity of the information.”

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