Ipadeola Abiola Oriyomi, a social media influencer who was among those arrested at Eclipse Club in Victoria Island, Lagos has tested positive for COVID-19 in police custody.
Oriyomi who said that the coronavirus disease test was conducted on the violators alleged that the police prevented him from being placed in an isolation centre after he tested positive for the virus.
He wrote, “I have been in Oshodi Taskforce since Monday. They tested us yesterday for COVID-19. The test came out today and it shows I’m positive,” he said.
Oriyomi said he was thrown right back into the cell instead of being isolated or taken to an isolation centre for medical attention.
The social media influencer who pleaded with authorities concerning his case said the decision to throw him back into the cell endangers his health and that of the people inside the cell with him.
