Pic : Another man dies of Ebola in lagos

The deadly Ebola virus has claimed another Nigerian life and it's that of Mr Jatto Abdulqudir,a staff of the Lagos Liason office of the Economic Community of West African State - ECOWAS headquarters.

Ecowas confirmed the death of 36 year old Jatto through a statement released this evening. According to the statement, Jatto was among the people that assisted the late Patrick Sawyer to the hospital and was quarantined after Sawyer was diagnosed with Ebola.

Read the full statement below,

"The ECOWAS Commission announces with deep regret the passing of a staff member of its Lagos Liaison Office, Mr. Jatto Asihu Abdulqudir, aged 36. Mr. Abdulqudir, a Protocol Assistant, was among those who assisted the Liberian delegate to a regional meeting Mr. Patrick Sawyer, who died from the Ebola Virus Disease at a Lagos hospital on 25th July 2014.