Minister: Nigerian scientist has developed anti-Ebola drug

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• To be tried in Lagos today

Respite may be coming the way of Nigerians fearful of the Ebola Virus Disease following the announcement that a scientist has discovered locally made drug for the treatment of the deadly disease.
According to the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, the trial drug, Nano Silver, was developed by a Nigerian scientist, he told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.
Chukwu, who said the drug has been used experimentally for many things and would be sent to Lagos on Thursday for the treatment of the already confirmed Ebola patients.
The Minister said 11 people have so far tested positive to the virus and are all restricted to Lagos.
Of the 11 cases, three are dead – Patrick Sawyer, who imported the deadly virus into the country; one of the nurses that treated Sawyer; and a Protocol Officer with the ECOWAS Commission, Jatto Asihu Abdulqudir.
The Minister, however, refuted reports that the disease has spread to Enugu, insisting it is still restricted to Lagos.
The Minister of information, Labaran Maku, had told State House correspondents on Wednesday that 21 people are being quarantined in Enugu.
This, Maku said, followed the arrival of one of the nurses that had contact with Sawyer, who disobeyed medical advice to travel from Lagos to Enugu.

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