The Nigerian Military, Monday, named 17 isolation and treatment centres across the country for the management of confirmed Coronavirus cases.

It also confirmed that an unnamed Military Officer, who recently returned from overseas assignment tested positive to COVID-19 and has been admitted at the Gwagwalada special hospital.

Coordinator of the Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, who briefed journalists at the Defence Headquarters Abuja, also disclosed that the Armed Forces will im0lemwnt the restriction on movement as contained in the Presidential directive.

He listed the facilities to include:

(1) South-West

(a) 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Yaba

(b) 2 Division Hospital, Ibadan

(2) South-South

(a) Military Hospital, Port Harcourt

(b) Navy Reference Hospital, Calabar

(c) Military Hospital, Benin

(3) South-East

(a) 211 Regiment Group Medical Centre, Owerri

(b) 82 Division Military Hospital, Enugu

(4) North-Central

(a) 161 Nigerian Air Force Hospital, Makurdi

(b) 22 Brigade Medical Centre, Ilorin

(5) North West

(a) 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna

(b) 465 Nigerian Air Force Hospital, Kano

(c) 263 Nigerian Air Force Reference Hospital, Daura

(d) 119 Composite Group Medical Centre, Sokoto

(6) North-East

(a) 261 Nigerian Air Force Reference Hospital, Bauchi

(b) 163 Nigerian Air Force Hospital, Yola

(c) 7 Division Military Hospital, Maiduguri

(d) 27 Task Force Brigade Field Ambulance, Damaturu

According to Enenche, “you may recall that on 27 March 2020, I briefed you on the highlights of the level of preparedness of the Nigerian Military in support of the Federal Government of Nigeria towards tackling the COVID 19 pandemic. In this regard, I am to give you more details on the preparedness of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, which are as follows:

“A Committee headed by the Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Major General Leo Irabor, is in place interfacing with all relevant Ministries, departments and Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria managing the COVID 19 Pandemic.

“As mentioned in my first briefing regarding COVID 19, there are 17 isolation and treatment centres earmarked which are spread across the six geopolitical zones of the country.

“Further to this, a good number of Armed Forces of Nigerian medical personnel have been earmarked to be trained on the management of COVID 19 cases, which will be done in liaison with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)”.

He continued that, “in the same vein, about 48 Disaster Response Units of the Armed Forces of Nigeria are on Notice To Move in conjunction with NEMA. These units will handle operations other than medicals that may arise in the course of this non kinetic military operation.

“Finally, the Armed Forces of Nigeria is to implement all restriction on movement in line with the Federal Government of Nigeria. For the avoidance of doubt this includes the Presidential Directive given by the President Commander In Chief, during his address to the Nation on the COVID 19 Pandemic, on 29 March 2020.

“The High Command of Nigerian Military hereby solicits for the support of the general public in this trying period of the fight against COVID 19. This can be achieved by adhering to all the medical and administrative guidelines being provided by government at all levels”.

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