The Ekiti State government has directed compulsory certification of corpses being brought to the state to ascertain their COVID-19 status.
The Coordinator of the state’s COVID-19 taskforce, Prof Bolaji Aluko, who spoke in Ado Ekiti yesterday on the update on the pandemic, said some people were still trying to forcefully enter the state in spite of the current prohibition , saying those that were intercepted by security agencies on Thursday at Ido Ile Ekiti were immediately returned to the borders.
“Movement of corpses had earlier been banned outright in Ekiti. But because of this lockdown relaxation, corpses will now be allowed to move in and out of Ekiti from next week every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
“But let me emphasize that corpses that must enter Ekiti must be certified through registration at the Ministry of Health to know their history. This is about our health and no compromise will be tolerated”, he said.
