By Our Reporter
Abuja (Precise Post) – After 58 days of being in isolation, the Benue State COVID-19 index case, Susan Idoko Okpe nee has finally been released.
The news was shared by her daughter, who said her mother was released on Wednesday evening, May 20.
This is coming after Susan’s daughter called out the Nigeria Centre fir Disease Control (NCDC), to release their mum who has been in the Abuja Isolation center.
Idoko has been having a faceoff with the government since she was allegedly tested positive to coronavirus.
Days ago, Idoko disclosed that she has been in isolation for weeks now without showing any symptoms of the disease and insisted that she does not have the virus.
However, one of her daughters confirmed she was released this evening via her Twitter handle.
She tweeted, “Praise God, this evening my mother has just been released.
“Thank you for your love and support. Thank you for sharing, thank you for reposting.
“She is FREE!
Few days ago, Susan Idoko has threatened the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control with a lawsuit if she was not released within seven days from the isolation and treatment centre in Abuja.
Idoko, who was said to have tested positive for the virus in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, about 53 days ago, had been in constant faceoff with the NCDC and Nigerian Government after insisting that she does not have the virus.
Recall that the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Wednesday said Idoko had refused to let the NCDC and other medical personnel take her samples, so they can do a final test on her before she was discharged.
In a letter dated 11th May, 2020 written by her lawyer, Steven Eke, and addressed to the Director-General of NCDC, the woman threatened to file a law suit against the agency if she was not released within seven days.
The lawyer said his client has lost confidence in the capability of the NCDC and demanded an independent test to be conducted by the World Health Organisation under the supervision of the British High Commission and her personal physician.
The lawyer further said that the continued detention of Mrs Idoko in the name of isolation was a clear violation of her fundamental human rights and that she will head to court if it persists.
