Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo has said a suspect in the murder of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, Pa Fasoranti’s Daughter who was among the two new cases of coronavirus in the state will be manacled to his bed while on treatment to stop him from escaping.
Akeredolu disclosed this through his verified Twitter handle on Sunday in Akure while confirming two new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.
He added that suspect has been isolated from others and will be moved to the IDH for treatment while the the Commissioner of Police has assured the state that there will be adequate security around the IDH premises to prevent his escape and while on treatment, he will be manacled to the bed.
He said: “we have confirmed two other cases in Ondo state, one of the cases involves one of the recently arraigned suspects in the murder of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, Pa Fasoranti’s Daughter.
“The Commissioner of Police has been duly informed and the line tracing of Police officers and others in the SARs facility where he was kept has started and their specimens are being collected.
“The suspect has been isolated from others and will be moved to the IDH for treatment. The Commissioner of Police has assured the state that there will be adequate security around the IDH premises to prevent his escape and while on treatment, he will be manacled to the bed.
“I will expatiate on all cases in my weekly press briefing on Monday, April 27,2020,” Akeredolu said.