nurse, Justina Obioma Ejelonu who died of the dreaded Ebola Virus
Disease, has said she and her family members have been stigmatised
since the news of the death of her sister was announced.
In a phone conversation withSaturday PUNCHon Friday, Anugwolu said her
late sister had been falsely described as the nurse who fled the
quarantine centre in Lagos and came down to Enugu to see her family.
While describing the story as false, Anugwolu said she had not seen
her sister for over eight months, saying her sister had not visited
her in Enugu for a long time.
"We have been stigmatised. Some people called some of my colleagues in
the office and told them my sister, Obioma, was the one that came down
to Enugu. They said she ran to her sister's house in Trans Ekulu and
also mentioned my office name, Women for Women International.
"Apart from that, my parents are also being stigmatised. The story
going round in the village is that my parents came to
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