Nigeria Police Slap Down Nationwide Red Alert For Sallah Celebration

          Police public relations Officer, ACP Frank MbaNigeria Police ForceThe Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has put the force on red alert across the country to ensure adequate security as Nigerians prepare for the Sallah celebration.

The IGP directed all commissioners of police to personally supervise the special security deployment and ensure 24-hour surveillance of their respective area of operations.

Police Public Relations Officer Frank Mba said in a statement the commissioners are to ensure that maximum attention is paid to critical public places and other points prone to enemy attack and to retool their security infrastructures in line with their local security realities.

      

FAAN Advises Air Travellers To Make Early Preparation As Eid-Il-Fitr           Celebration Approaches

        

    THE Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has advised Nigerians, especially air travellers, to make early preparations for their travel during the forthcoming Eid-fitr (Sallah) celebration, to avoid the rush that usually takes place during this period at major airports across the country.

In a statement issued by General Manager, Corporate Communications, Yakubu Dati, said
 airports across the country usually witness a huge volume of passenger traffic during these holidays, due to increased local movements of passengers for people travelling for the holidays and for passengers returning from different countries overseas for the same purpose.

The Authority also urged travellers to leave home early during this period, in order to confirm their tickets and complete other pre-boarding formalities in good time because of the heavy vehicular movements on access roads close to the terminals that may cause some passengers to miss their flights.

FAAN also urged vehicle owners to make use of its designated car parks when visiting the airports, whether for business or pleasure. “It will help to decongest the traffic on our access roads and also help to ensure the safety of lives and property within the airports. All vehicles parked in unauthorised places will therefore be towed and appropriate fines imposed on defaulters”, the statement stated.

Body of Ebola Victim Cremated     

The body of the first victim of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria,   who died in Lagos on Friday, has been cremated.
Details of the cremation were not available at press time but Sunday Vanguard gathered that the eveny was witnessed by officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the  Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, led by its Project Director, Professor Abdulsalam Nasidi, among others.

The decision to cremate the body of the victim, it was further gathered,   may not be unconnected with the deadly nature of the Ebola Virus which is known to be easily transmissible from human to human during handling of corpses of victims.

The World Health Organisation recommends that in communities where there is an outbreak of Ebola, appropriate containment measures including burial of the dead should be properly handled.

While stating that people who die from Ebola should be promptly and safely buried, WHO? notes that cremation,    which is the application of high temperature to reduce bodies to basic chemical components (ashes),?  is ideal for safe disposal of bodies of persons who die during outbreaks of highly infectious diseases such as Ebola Virus in order to minimise further transmission.

In 2013 the Lagos State Government introduced its Voluntary Cremation Law under which  a person may signify interest to be cremated at death or a deceased’s family members who must attain the age of 18 years, can decide to have the corpse cremated.

Under the law   the state government can also cremate unclaimed corpses in its mortuaries after a period of time and the ashes disposed  after a 14-day notice with   approval of the Commissioner for Health.