'A menace permeates the horizon and beyond the brave facades the heart of men tremble'-uchenwando

We are in perilous times and as Nigeria faces myriads of crises many believe that the end is near for this great nation.
I hear the scampering of feet,men walking on eggshells in sheer trepidation.Many dread the wake of dawn and fear lurked in the hearts of many grows...
The healers placed on earth by God flee too for dear life as their protection is scanty and their very mortal lives are at stake...What ails thee?What more than the deadly Ebola the Egyptian plague gaining hold in the land.
I see her in my minds eye,a cartoon image of the devil in full regalia with forks and knives in tow out to maim...Yes things appear to be falling apart but as a nation we must keep faith.I dispute our very own Chinua;in this case the centre will hold!

Ebola as we all know is a virus albeit kind of atypical.Its one of the causes of viral heamorrohagic fevers and thankfully is not infective till patient is symptomatic.Handwashing,good hygiene and avoidance of contact with acutely ill people suspected to be infected is protective to a large extent.There are lots of writeups to this regard which I implore every Nigerian to read and be educated...
However although Ebola outbreaks have been; for the first time we have her in our midst making her appearance in a megacity...Yes we need God because amid all the trouble Nigeria has faced in recent times,they are all but a shadow compared to this.We must all pray the situation is contained.

However like one of my lecturers says 'these are not why I m here'.I write this article because I have a little grievance...Truth be told some mistakes have been made ab intio,for starters not screening a foreigner from a country with what is of now the deadliest virus ever before crossing borders...Let's bygones be bygones,as the saying goes 'no one knows it all'
Let's talk about the 'now'...I applaude the FG s efforts to curb spread and I understand her difficulties too but amid all these interstate movement from point source is still going on unsupervised and the post UME of many institutions are but days away.These exams bring Nigerians far and wide to a confluent point.
The National Bar conference and other general meetings still await and the NYSC 3 week camp experience is ongoing.
It is a fact that such public gatherings serve as a nidus for spread and Liberia has stalled all such meeting to limit disease ravage including school.Do we wait till we are at a point of no return?
It is not enough to avoid shakes and hugs as although virus is killed by sunshine ATM machines,currency notes etc are still a slim but possible source of infection when in immediate contact with an acutely ill person.
This article isn't to instill fear but to sensitize all on the issue at hand.I humbly believe that limiting mass transit will aid in curbing this disease.

I am an African,proudly Nigerian and I plead with anyone reading this article who can influence a change even by a pinch of salt to do so.God bless Nigeria.