Written by Obinna Akukwe
Corona Virus isolation centres in Nigeria are death traps.
Those who surrender themselves there may end up with Corona virus and colonial
virus all put together. That was the unfortunate incidence in Enugu when a 70
year old woman came back from the UK after five months, had mild fever, went to
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH , Enugu, was rejected.
The woman was taken to Park Lane Hospital, was rejected and
transferred to Colliery Centre Annex of the Hospital. I visited Colliery
Hospital area in January, while checking on a Pastor living around there that
was challenged. The place I saw in January was overgrown with weeds, unkept,
filled with debris, yet few persons, especially women were strolling into the
facility and I asked whether they want to lease out the facility. Colliery
Hospital was purchased by former governor Chime in 2012 and was designated an
isolation centre for infectious disease by Governor Ugwuanyi in 2018.
To hear that a woman who spent five cosy months in UK was
kept there for three days in the name of Corona virus isolation is appalling.
By the time the test result came out negative, the woman had died, due to the
diseases she contacted in the place.
The situation in other states is not different. Rivers
State, with all the oil money, is yet to have an isolation center. The governor
just designated two hospitals to prepare for corona virus. Gombe State has a
four bed center. Many other states have none, while others have dilapidated
facilities with no clean environment, toilets and health workers.
Even the clergy, the agents and oracles of God, had
abandoned God due to Corona Virus and now see the sacraments and ordinances as
death traps. Last week the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev Dr Adewale
Martins, issued another decree insisting that priests who defied his orders by
giving communion by mouth are guilty of rebellion.
His earlier order two weeks ago for Catholic faithful to
receive communion by hand until the corona virus scare was over was flouted by
both priests and parishioners in Lagos , who believe that the mystery of
‘Transubstantiation’ whereby Jesus was present in the Holy Communion was enough
to stop Corona Virus. Archbishop Adewale had also stopped Stations of the Cross
and handshake of peace in the churches across Lagos and parishioners are
complaining.
I advise Nigerians to hold on to God because even the agents
and oracles of God are afraid of the disease and stopped receiving of communion
by mouth. Pentecostals in Lagos have
started cancelling services in purported responses to government order, because
the pastors have no faith that the God whom they preach can stop corona virus
from affecting their members. Redeemed Christian Church of God, Mountain of
Fire and Miracles Ministry, Deeper Life Bible Church and Daystar Christian
Centers have cancelled large church services
In view of all these unpreparedness by government and lack
of faith by church leaders, I advise Nigerians to put their faith in God. The
Bible says in Habakuk 2:4 that 'Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not
upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith'
The case of death trap called Enugu Isolation Centre and
lack of faith in the sacramental by the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos is enough
for Nigerians to take health precautions and put their faith in God.
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