‘People will claim to have Ebola to collect N100,000,’ Shehu Sani warns NCDC

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: October 26, 2026Country: Nigeria

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‘People will claim to have Ebola to collect N100,000,’ Shehu Sani warns NCDC

Shehu Sani, a former senator for Kaduna Central, warned the NCDC that its weekly N100,000 allowance for people in isolation could prompt some to falsely claim they had contact with Ebola. NCDC Director General Dr Jide Idris had said 53 contacts linked to the confirmed case in Abuja would receive the payment during their 21-day monitoring period to help cover food, accommodation and family support. Sani urged the agency to verify contacts carefully so only genuine cases receive the assistance and emergency funds are not abused.

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