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There was chaos at the Elegu Border Point on the Uganda-South Sudan border in Amuru District on Monday after residents stormed a health facility and forcibly retrieved the body of a 35-year-old man who died with Ebola like symptoms.
The deceased, identified as Fadil Miraci, reportedly died at around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday after presenting with symptoms consistent with Ebola, including fever and bleeding, according to local leaders.
Mega FM has established that Miraci, a well-known motor vehicle mechanic in Elegu Town Council, had sought treatment at Zam Zam Drug Shop in Loriko West Village before his condition deteriorated.
Reliable information indicates that after Miraci’s death, a nurse at the facility became concerned about his symptoms and alerted health officials and security personnel at the busy border post. The facility was subsequently cordoned off as authorities awaited laboratory results from samples collected from the deceased.
At about 1pm. a group of angry residents stormed the health facility, overpowered security personnel, and carried away the body before the test results were released.
Patrick Louis Lamot, the Focal Person for Port Health at Elegu Border, confirmed the incident in an interview with Mega Fm. The incident comes amid heightened vigilance at the busy border town following a resurgence of Ebola cases in the country and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda has so far recorded 10 confirmed Ebola cases and one death.
