The Osun State Government says one person have escaped from the COVID-19 Isolation Centre in Ejigbo area of the State.

The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation,  Funke Egbemode  in her statement on Saturday said the government is doing everything necessary to ensure that the missing person is back to the medical centre as she recalled that about a week ago 127 returnees from Ivory Coast have been isolated at the centre to curtail the spread of the disease. ”We will also ensure we trace all his contacts” she added.

”This morning we embarked on a head count and found out that only one person could not be accounted for by the officials stationed  at the Isolation centre”

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Egbemode also emphasized that ”any official(s) found culpable will also be dealt with accordingly.

”We implore member of the public to discountenance the alarm being raised. We will continue to do everything to protect the lives of our citizens in this fight again Coronavirus” the commissioner concluded.