The General
Aviation Terminal GAT of Murtala
Muhammed Airport, MMA, Lagos was thrown into confusion yesterday August 29 when Chris Bassey who claimed to be an actor alleged that
his girlfriend, Mary Ogechi who was onboard an Arik Air Enugu – Lagos
bound flight had been infected with Ebola virus. TheNation reports
Passengers were soaked in tension and anxiety when the aircraft
carrying the suspected victim, a lady, arrived Lagos from Enugu at about 2pm.
The aircraft was given a medical emergency landing and clearance following a
call the airline received from Enugu that one of the passengers on board the
flight has been infected with the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease.
On arrival
of the aircraft at the domestic wing of the Lagos Airport, the lady ; an Enugu
based nurse, was subjected to screening for Ebola. Ensuing from the confusion ,
all passengers and crew members that arrived on that flight were tested by a
medical team from Port Health Services, the airline and the Federal Airports
Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) officials.
Investigations
revealed that no one tested positive of the Ebola Virus.
It was later
learnt the false alarm arose from a call made by a young man, said to be an
actor, that his ex- lover the nurse was infected by the Ebola Virus Disease.
Their relationship had hit the rocks after she allegedly found a new suitor.
The young man was said to have been heart broken when he found out.
A source
told TheNation:
”When he
came to her residence on Thursday with the intention to pass the night with
her, she was said to have refused. It was on the strength of that
disappointment, that he threatened to deal with her, after he got to know she
was on her way to Lagos.
The young
lady it was learnt got into a relationship with the ex- lover less than a month
ago before the romance went sour. Sources hinted that the young lady was taken
in a yellow van belonging to FAAN aviation security officials to the Port
Health Services located near the airport for further tes
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