The Liberian government has complained that its citizens are being harassed ever since the first case of Ebola in Nigeria was recorded by a Liberian.The Ambassador to Nigeria Martin George told Nigeria's Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu
“The attention of our embassy has been brought to several cases of harassment of Liberians especially in Lagos and other places. This harassment borders on stereotyping and sometimes expression of collective guilt.“Just because the ‘index case’ came from Liberia, so ‘all Liberians in Nigeria have Ebola’.
That is the message and people are being harassed,” “There are law-abiding Liberians living here in Nigeria who have been harassed. So I appeal for your indulgence as you frame the responses especially on the radio talk shows. People have been making all kind of derogatory remarks that have been brought to our attention,”
The Liberian government has also apologized to Nigeria for Patrick Sawyer's trip which spread Ebola into Nigeria. They acknowledged he was aware of his status, and was under surveillance but, ignored medical advice and escaped .
The Liberian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nurudeem Mohammed,told journalists in Abuja.
"The Liberian President President has personally called to apologise on the unfortunate development.She specifically said her country had declared a state of emergency over the Ebola epidermic in Liberia.
She equally apologized that Sawyer ignored medical advice and escaped out of Liberia.”
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