Niger State commissioner of health Dr. Murtala Muhammad Bagana
Says no active cases of Ebola have been detected in Suleja or wider Niger State, but local health authority have placed the areas on heightened alert in line with directive by the State government
as Suleja directly share a border with the Federal Capital Territory and experience high daily transit and trade volume with Abuja and consider a critical high risk area for disease
Surveillance.
According to him the heightened state of preparedness followed the Federal government confirmation of an Ebola case in Abuja.
Bagana says
Residents are encouraged to rely on official updates and avoid spreading misinformation.
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