BREAKING NEWS!! Free Prisoners & Use Prisons As COVID Quarantine Centres – House Of Reps Member

Posted by E.L.E.X on March 24 2020 under News

A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Chukwuma Umeoji, has suggested that inmates of correctional centers across the country be set free.

The Rep member wants prisons to be converted to quarantine centers for patients who have tested positive for the Coronavirus.

The said lawmaker representing Aguata Federal Constituency of Anambra State, on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, gave the suggestion via a press statement on Friday.

The lawmaker said:-

“The impact of the virus, will be worse on large number of people in an enclosure. Nigerian prisons are overcrowded and notorious for poor hygiene standards. The spread of the virus under such environment, will be rapid and deadly.

“As a matter of urgency, the Government should carry out proper documentation of prisoners to ensure their return to prison after the end of the epidemic”

All prisoners Nationwide should be released and all prison facilities converted to Isolation Centres for the treatment of Corona Virus across the country. A delay will lead to severe number of casualties.

The virus must be taken seriously and preventive measures, deployed to enable the nation survive the pandemic”, he warned.

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