One of the pallbearers who partook in the burial of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, was seen on video dumping his used personal protective equipment to prevent coronavirus infection.

Kyari, who passed away on Friday after contracting coronavirus in March, was buried on Saturday in line with Islamic rites.

The burial was attended by scores of Nigerians, including several prominent personalities.

The nearly two-minute-long video, which was uploaded on YouTube on Saturday, did not show the unidentified man being disinfected before disrobing outside the cemetery.

After disrobing, the man, who moments earlier had handled Kyari’s remains, walks away, leaving the protective suit was left on the floor.

The acting Secretary, Health and Human Services, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Dr. Mohammed Kawu, reacting in a statement, said,

“The Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCTA has noted with concern the video trending on social media, showing a man pulling off his PPE unprofessionally after participating in the burial of the late Malam Abba Kyari.

”The Public Health Department has since taken necessary action.

”The said PPE left over by the individual has been professionally evacuated and the entire cemetery has been decontaminated. In addition, all the individuals including the man in question that participated in the burial and were not properly kitted have been identified and are being isolated.”

Kawu stated that necessary tests would be conducted on all of them to determine their level of exposure and ensure that they did not infect other people.

”The administration has also taken steps to ensure that all future burials of victims of COVID-19 are conducted in line with protocols established by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

”Residents are therefore urged to remain calm and rest assured that the FCT Administration will continue to do all that is necessary to curtail and eventually end the spread of the coronavirus in the FCT.”