Ebola: Liberian Woman Found Hanging in Lagos (Graphic Photos)
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According to report by Punch the woman was a Liberian who worked in a Pure (sachet) water factory before she died and that the woman did not live on their street.
While they said that the woman had been sickly for some time, the residents said she did not appear
to have any problem with anyone in the community. But after the outbreak of the Ebola disease that was brought to Nigeria by a Liberian diplomat, Patrick Sawyer, some of the people in the area opted not to have anything to do with her.
One of the residents who pleaded anonymity said:
Efforts to reach the Baale (head) of the area, Chief Albert Bankole, for comments proved abortive as he declined to speak to The PUNCH on the issue. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, could not be reached for comments.
BIZARRE- A woman popularly called Kate was found hanging from a tree on Bankole Street, Isheri-Oke, Lagos yesterday morning. The
woman was found dead in a black
sweater and orange skirt under a pear tree.
According to report by Punch the woman was a Liberian who worked in a Pure (sachet) water factory before she died and that the woman did not live on their street.
While they said that the woman had been sickly for some time, the residents said she did not appear
to have any problem with anyone in the community. But after the outbreak of the Ebola disease that was brought to Nigeria by a Liberian diplomat, Patrick Sawyer, some of the people in the area opted not to have anything to do with her.
One of the residents who pleaded anonymity said:
“We see her in this neighbourhood every day. She always looked sick but people stopped selling to her after the Ebola outbreak. It could be because she was Liberian and looked sickly. This might have frustrated her.”Another resident who spoke to Punch after his request for anonymity was granted said:
The PUNCH gathered from some landlords, who are members of the Isheri Oke Community Development Association, that the incident had been reported to the Isheri Police Division.“She attended a church in the area and her church members still saw her yesterday. I used to see her every day in the dress she died in. She was sick and people in this area had avoided her, especially after the Ebola outbreak.”
Efforts to reach the Baale (head) of the area, Chief Albert Bankole, for comments proved abortive as he declined to speak to The PUNCH on the issue. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, could not be reached for comments.
Meanwhile, when Punch correspondent left the area around 11am, the woman’s body was still hanging on the pear tree.
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