The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that hoodlums looted one of its offices in Nigeria, as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was stolen by them.
This was made known by the African Regional Director, WHO, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, while responding to questions on the impact of the hijacked endsars protest, riots, and looting on its facilities and on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, during a webinar on Thursday, October 29.
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“I think it is always a major concern when you have a mass gathering where people fail to take precautions, especially during riots and demonstrations, there’s certainly going to be wide of the pandemic.
“As I said earlier, we were concerned not just by the situation in Nigeria which is very sad but mostly about the way the riot was carried out. We are aware that in the process, the WHO office in one part of the country was raided and looted and so were some stores of the Personal Protective Equipment, a development we say is very sad.”
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On whether Nigerians should expect an increase w possible outbreak, Moeti said, “It is a concern and we wish to see the situation ease. But from all Indications, there is a need to ensure that the public health interventions are there for quick response to any eventualities.”
“This is similar to the situation in Guinea where there were mass demonstrations and violence in very unsafe situations,” the WHO official added.
“We have seen a kind of flattening of the curve. It is no longer going down. It has plateaued.
“We have seen this in a number of countries and it is often linked to two things; easing off the lockdowns to aid movement.
“Not just by the situation in Nigeria, which is very sad by the way, and we know that in the process, the WHO office in one part of Nigeria was actually looted and so were some stores of PPEs. It is a very sad situation.”
