Officers of the Nigeria Police in Lagos State along with Nigerian Immigration Service arrested 39 foreign personnel in a hotel and a guest house over Ebola scare.
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| Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umaru Manko |
Among the 39 foreigners who were arrested on Lagos Island by police officers from the Area A Command, Lion Building, Ikoyi , it is reported that 35 are from Democratic Republic of Congo while the other 4 are from Senegal.
They were said to be co-habiting in a hotel known as Benin Hotel and another guest house both situated on Atere street, Lagos Island.
The police decided to storm the hotels with Immigration officers that would check if the foreigners are legally residing in the country while health officials would confirm if they have the Ebola virus or not.
According to a spokesperson, the raid of the hotels was carried out after residents of the area alerted the police of some movements by the foreigners in the area of which they became more worried when they discovered the foreigners were from Ebola plagued countries.
The police subsequently placed all hotels in the area under surveillance and urged residents to quickly alert the police should they continue to notice suspicious persons in the environment.
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