Manager of demolished Rivers hotel rejects COVID-19 test result

The embattled manager of the demolished Prudent Hotel, Alode-Eleme, near Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Dr. Bariledum Azoroh, has rejected the result of his coronavirus test presented to him on Sunday which was said to have come out positive.

Recall that the manager was found guilty by a court for flouting Governor Wike’s COVID-19 Executive Order banning the operations of hotels in Rivers state.

He was consequently, fined N50, 000 and taken to an isolation centre for testing.

Rejecting the result, Dr. Azoroh challenged its authenticity and called for an independent body such as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to carry out another test on him.

Owner of the hotel, Mr. Needam Gogorobari, said that he suspects foul play after people posing as health officials allegedly tried to inject the manager after claiming he tested positive to the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, the elder brother of the Mlmanager, Mr. Isaac Azoroh, told journalists in Port Harcourt yesterday, that his brother was being punished unjustly.

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He alleged that his brother had been sleeping outside since the day he was arrested, describing the state in which his brother was as unkempt.

Also speaking on his detention, the wife of the manager, Mrs. Dorathy Azoroh, also appealed for the release of her husband.

The state on Sunday recorded 27 new positive coronavirus cases and according to a press statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Paulinus Nsirim, the hotel manager was among the new positive cases.

He said the latest development validates the state government’s proactive approach towards the fight against COVID-19.