NCDC Warn Pipo As 28 Ebola Contacts Still Dey Under Watch

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) don drag ear give pipo make dem no relax over Ebola. NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, tok dis one on Tuesday, November 10, as Nigeria still dey watch 28 pipo wey contact one traveller wey bring Bundibugyo virus come from Uganda.

Di traveller na di first confirmed Ebola case for Nigeria, wey dem find for FCT on October 20, 2026. As of November 9, Nigeria never record another confirmed case.

Dr Jide Idris say dem find 62 pipo wey contact di sick traveller, and 34 don finish dia own 21-day watch, while 28 still dey under watch. He explain say each pesin get dia own 21 days, so di fact say 21 days don pass since di first case no mean say everybody don finish dia watch.

He say Nigeria no fit declare itself free from Ebola until World Health Organisation join body give clearance. NCDC still dey trace contacts, test samples and check pipo wey dey enter through airports and land borders across di country.