Mrs Susan Idoko, Benue State COVID-19 index case, lamented with a lawsuit against the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, to released her within seven days from the isolation and treatment centre in Abuja.
Idoko, who was said to have tested positive for the virus in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, about few days ago, had been in constant faceoff with the NCDC and Nigerian Government after insisting that she does not have the virus.
Recall that the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Wednesday said Idoko had refused to let the NCDC and other medical personnel take her samples, so they can do a final test on her before she was discharged.
In a letter dated 11th May, 2020 written by her lawyer, Steven Eke, and addressed to the Director-General of NCDC, the woman threatened to file a law suit against the agency if she was not released within seven days.
The lawyer said his client has lost confidence in the capability of the NCDC and demanded an independent test to be conducted by the World Health Organisation under the supervision of the British High Commission and her personal physician.
The lawyer further said that the continued detention of Mrs Idoko in the name of isolation was a clear violation of her fundamental human rights and that she will head to court if it persists.
Source: sharareporters
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