The Berom community in the Barki Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State has rejected the alleged conversion of a popular hotel in their domain into an isolation centre for COVID-19 by the state government.
The community accused the state government of not following the stipulated guidelines by the World Health Organisation.
It expressed fears that workers in the facility who are members of the community were being exposed to danger of contracting coronavirus disease as they were not health workers or trained personnel.
In a statement in Jos, the community threatened legal action against the state government if it failed to relocate the isolation centre at the end of 24-hour ultimatum.
Efforts to get the reaction of the state Commissioner for Health, Ninkong Lar Ndam, on the issue proved abortive.
