By Luka Binniyat

KADUNA – Kaduna State may have recorded its first case of the Ebola virus infection. The  Public Relations Officer of the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, ABUTH, Mallam Bilyaminu Umar, Tuesday told our correspondent on phone that a law student from ABU has been admitted at the ABUTH Specialist Hospital, Shika, Zaria with signs similar to that of the Ebola lethal fever.

“I am presently not in town. But I can tell you that a law student who has been ill for some times, has shown signs of the Ebola fever. But we are still studying the development. He has already been quarantine. And all safety measures are in place. So there is no need for panic. I cannot tell you more than this”, he said.

Confirming the development to Vangaurd, Kaduna State commissioner for Health, Dr Thot Dogo said : “The  hospital (ABUTH) authorities alerted the Ministry when it suspected that a student  who is a Law undergraduate of ABU, Zaria  started showing some signs of ebola symptoms like high fever and rashes on his body after over a week he was admitted at the hospital.

“The  blood sample of the patient  has been taken to a laboratory in Lagos for tests, which will come out by Tuesday next week.

“The outcome of the laboratory result will determine further actions.

“The state government has provided the hospital management with protective equipment for its team of medical personnels attending to the patient,” he said.

The Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Ambassador Nuhu Bajoga, who is the Chairman, Kaduna state Ebola Prevention and Control Committee, told Vanguard on phone, that the situation should not cause any anxiety in the state.

“Kaduna state Governor, Dr. Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, in his wisdom, has disignated three Ebola quarantine and prevention centers in the three senatorial zones  of the state just for this kinds of emergencies. We have all the equipment  and  the personnels and two of the sites are ready.