Men of the Nigerian Police from the Area A
Command, Lion Building, Ikoyi, Lagos State, and operatives of the Nigerian
Immigration Service, on Friday raided one hotel and a guest house on Lagos
Island, arresting 39 foreign nationals over the Ebola Virus Disease scare.
The foreigners identified as 35 from the
Democratic Republic of Congo and four Senegalese, were were said to be
co-habiting in Benin Hotel and another guest house both situated on Atere street
on Lagos Island.
According to security operatives, the raid of the
two hotels was motivated by reports from residents of the area who expressed
concern that activities of the foreigners, swarming the area, could lead to the
spread of Ebola.
It was gathered that the Commander of Area A
Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police Imohimi Edgal contacted
officials of the NIS and some health workers after the tip-off from
residents.
The police said it has placed all the hotels in
the area under close surveillance and charged the residents to promptly report
any suspicious persons or activities to the police.
A police source said the immigration officials
would determine if the suspects are legally residing in the country while the
health officials would determine their health status to know if they have the
virus or not.
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