Victims Of Circumstance: 5 People That Ebola Has Made Famous

Ebola arrived Lagos in July and has
left a mark that Nigerians will not
forget.

The Ebola virus came into Nigeria
in July 2014 and since then it has
been a story of fear and faith for
many Nigerians.

The disease has been contained in
the country and many who were
previously infected have recovered and been discharged.

However, long after this Ebola
scourge is gone, there are some
people that Nigerians will never
forget.

Here are 5 people that Ebola has
made famous:

1. Patrick Sawyer: The Liberian-
American shot to infamy after he
came into Nigeria despite
knowing that he was infected
with Ebola. Sawyer died in Lagos
on July 25 but not before he had
infected some of the people who
came in contact with him, the
bulk of them being health
workers.

2. Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh: Dr.
Adadevoh was one of the
medical personnel, at the First
Consultant Hospital in Obalende,
who treated Patrick Sawyer when
he was diagnosed of the disease.
She is credited with keeping
Sawyer within the hospital
despite pressure to release him.
Dr. Adadevoh died on August 19,
2014 and many Nigerians view
her as a heroine for her brave
actions.

3. Olu-Ibukun Koye: Koye, an
ECOWAS diplomat, only recently
shot to the limelight when it was
discovered that he had made
contact with Sawyer but fled
quarantine and travelled to Port
Harcourt where he was secretly
treated by a doctor until he
recovered and returned to
Lagos. Koye is alive and well and
has been given a clean bill of
health but the doctor who
treated him, died of the disease
and infected others before his
death. The Nigerian government
is reportedly considering
whether charges of
Manslaughter can be leveled
against the diplomat.

4. Dr. Iyke Sam Enemuo: Enemuo
is the doctor who secretly
treated infected diplomat, Koye
in Port Harcourt. Enemuo died of
Ebola on Friday, August 22, 2014
after infecting his wife, sister and
a co-patient with the disease.

5. Dennis Akagha: Akagha was
engaged to be married to Justina
Ejelonu, a 25-year-old nurse who
attended to Patrick Sawyer.
Ejelonu infected Akagha but he
was cured of the disease while
she died with their unborn baby
in her womb. Akagha has since
spoken out about the stigma
associated with life after Ebola
after he was left without a job.

'Jola Sotubo