Chafuyi Village COVID-19 Panic
Chafuyi village, in Apo, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) which is situated within the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria was in Chaos and deep panic today. Following the case of a young man (Emeka) who collapsed and died in a shop at the Chafuyi village. The incident happened today April 30, 2020, in a food condiments shop within the Chafuyi village Apo Abuja, Nigeria.
Furthermore, everyevery.ng was on ground to cover the tragic incident today as the young man named Emeka lost his life to a yet to be confirmed COVID-19 case. Everyevery.ng in respect to the case, interviewed some eyewitnesses who happened to be friends and neighbors of the deceased. Among the eyewitnesses that spoke with everyevery.ng was Ifeanyi, who is a close friend and also a neighbor to the deceased (Emeka).
Ifeanyi, will speaking with everyevery.ng stated that the deceased Emeka, hails from Nsuka in Enugu State, Nigeria. He was also prominent and vibrate young man who was loved by residents within and outside the Chafuyi community. He added that; prior to the incident that happened today, the deceased (Emeka) was seen playing football in the early hours of today. Ifeanyi also stated that the Enugu state born though has been complaining of stomach upsets and pains, has being up and doing, and was also seen doing his laundry after returning from today’s football training.
At about 3pm in the afternoon of today being April 30, 2020, the deceased was in a “food condiments shop” where he usually stays and helps out in sales during this lockdown in Abuja, with anticipation of getting some incentive at the end of the day’s sales. While rendering a helping hand in the shop, he all of a suden collapsed and was later declared dead. After he collapsed, the owner of the shop and some Chafuyi settlers immediately called the police who later came with some members of the Nigeria Center for Decease Control (NCDC) to examine and carry the corpse away. At the sight of the Police and especially the Nigeria Center for Decease Control’s convoy, the resident became restless and worried hoping and wishing that the cause of death after autopsy will not turn-out to be COVID-19.
However, through the series of interviews we carried out, the decease aside from the complaint of having a stomach upset, the decease did not exhibit any of the numerous symptoms associated with the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the Chafuyi residents were of the opinion that the cause of death might be poverty-related sickness like hunger, depression, starvation et cetera. Be that as it may, the Chafuyi community are hopeful and optimistic that it doesn’t turn out to be another COVID-19 case.