Lagos State Government on Monday raised alarm over fake COVID-19 certificates on sale in the state.⠀⠀
Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this at a press conference to give update on second wave of the virus in Lagos.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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He said it has come to the attention of the government that a number of people who came into the country were patronising individuals who sell fake COVID-19 results certificates.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Abayomi said government was currently putting machinery in place to apprehend those doing such unscrupulous businesses.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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He said it has come to the attention of the government that a number of people who came into the country were patronising individuals who sell fake COVID-19 results certificates.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Abayomi said government was currently putting machinery in place to apprehend those doing such unscrupulous businesses.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
from @pmnewsnigeria on Instagram
This is pure wickedness!!!...How can anyone sell fake Covid 19 certificate?How can anyone even buy it?
They should get them arrested and let it serve as a lesson to others, both the sellers and the buyers.
ReplyDeleteNigeria I hail o..
ReplyDeleteThis is pure wickedness and insane
ReplyDeleteBoth the buyers and sellers should be arrested, and they should endeavor to trace the source. Naija people with oluwole.
ReplyDeleteAm not surprise, anything is possible in Naija
ReplyDeleteWhy are Nigerians like dis....if dey cld sell fake humanbeing dey will.
ReplyDeleteSome people with their wack business ideas, must everything be business/ joke to them???
ReplyDeleteEverything is business in Nigeria..nawah!
ReplyDeleteToo many people dieing of covid of late so scary and ppl are doing this.
ReplyDeleteMy friend lives in an apartment of 6 flats in Parkview mostly made up of expats. Like 3 of his neighbours had covid,some have moved out. Normally i visit him around dis period,i didnt dis year. I have 2 friends who lost their dad dis yr to covid.
I just want this vaccine to come out,Covid is real guys.
A lot of evils Nigerians do that white people have never even conceived in their hearts.
ReplyDeleteThe truth is if you check now, it’s still the same government people that are selling those fake certificates.
They sell fake certificates in uk too £80 I know someone that bought it!!! E shock you ?
ReplyDeleteThe government has made the entry process for travellers very challenging - hence people look for short-cuts. Governments needs to make the registration process simple and not turn it into a money making machine for their cronies .i.e laboratory firms. I’ve heard so many horror stories about experience of travellers to Nigeria during pandemic. Nigerian government needs to be more considerate to its citizens rather than making everything difficult with registration or fees up and down. It’s not just Covid, there’s also NIN etc. We are tired.
ReplyDeletePlease shut up if you are goi g to report hear say. Nigerian govt need to make it easy my foot. How hard is it to register and pay for something online? 38k. How much is covid test in dubai? If you cant go through the stress, sit down at home abeg. You people just ljke to justify nonsense yet if its in the us they ask you to do it then no problem.
Delete10:40, what are you even on about?
DeleteHaven't you heard or read of the experiences of those who had encounter with official?
Those who paid for the test, did they really get tested and given real results?
You just feel like attacking someone, right?
@Anon 10:40, wake up and smell the coffee..the first anon and bitch and slut are correct. The Nigerian government is making life difficult for citizens that came to visit this yuletide period. Some people are refusing to comply because the government and their lab cronies are siphoning money from travelers. Take this case for example,someone who works in healthcare in the US paid for the 7 day test which is about #50k, went for the 7 day test and observed that the swab was done differently than its dont in the US, the swab was done on the outer layer of the nose and it did not even feel like a Covid test. This is someone who does a test weekly in the US due to the rate of infection in their county. In less than 24 hours, infact less than 12, result was out and it was positive. This is supposed to be a PCR test not a rapid test and the result was out so fast. A reliable source who works in a government hospital told them some labs are issuing false positive results so people will come back and retest and pay another 50k. Like seriously? While it's not an excuse to engage in illegal transactions, when the government frustrates people, they start to find a less tedious way out.
DeleteTill we stop putting premium on money instead of human lives..This will always continue, shebi there are a lot of ''Oluwoles'' everywhere..
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