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Akwa Ibom State Government says it has banned the usage of ambulances to convey corpses for burial crossed the state, saying specified an enactment poses a nationalist wellness threat.
It noted that corpses should lone beryllium conveyed by hearses for burials.
Commissioner for Health, Ekem John, disclosed this portion briefing newsmen during the monthly media briefing organised by the Ministry of Information on Thursday.
Flanked by the Commissioner for Information, Hon. Aniekan Umanah, and the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ekerete Udoh, the Health Commissioner described the instrumentality arsenic 1 of the astir audacious introductions successful the state’s wellness sector.
He warned that immoderate ambulance, whether privately owned, state-owned oregon mission-owned, caught conveying corpses for burial would beryllium impounded.
“His Excellency has present institutionalised the Akwa Ibom State Emergency Medical Service Ambulance System, which is 1 of the astir audacious introductions successful the wellness assemblage successful the state. It started arsenic a policy, but it is present an bureau established by law.
“Through this law, the authorities authorities has present criminalised and outlawed the ...
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