Fake COVID-19 Result Certificates On Sale In Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has raised that alarm that international travellers in the state are buying fake COVID-19 certificates.

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He made it known at a briefing on Monday. Abayomi said machinery was being put in place to apprehend those doing such unscrupulous businesses. He also said there had been an increase in positive cases from inbound travellers.

“Positivity for inbound travellers is on the rise as Nigerians in the Diaspora return to spend Christmas in Lagos. It has come to our attention that a number of people are patronising individuals that sell fake COVID-19 results. We are currently putting in processes to identify both buyers and sellers and we will not hesitate to prosecute them.”