Corpse of first Ebola patient in Lagos burnt

The remains of the first victim of Ebola Disease in Nigeria, who died in Lagos on Friday, has been cremated.

Vanguard reports hat the cremation was witnessed by officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, led by its Project Director, Professor Abdulsalam Nasidi, among others.

No reason was however given by the State government at the moment, but DailyPost observed that it might not be unconnected with the deadly nature of the virus.

Recall that in 2013, the Lagos State Government introduced its Voluntary Cremation Law under which a person may signify interest to be cremated at death or a deceased’s family members who must attain the age of 18 years, can decide to have the corpse of his or her family member cremated.