I woke this morning to do some posting when I saw salt water all over the blogosphere claiming to be the cure for Ebola. Honestly, with first glance on the story I knew someone is up to something, I never believed, Since it’s not from the ministry Of Health or any trusted body. Funny to see some Nigerians Buying this Idea while others to follow suit.
Did you know #Salt is Trending on Twitter In Nigeria?
Before The supposed letter of apology[Below, After the tweets] Let us Check out some tweets about Salt water this morning;
Paranoia has set in so much that even the “educated” believes salt prevents #Ebola
— 'Seun Fakuade (@seunfakze) August 8, 2014 But how can they ask me to bath with boiled salt water to prevent Ebola ? Am I Abakaliki rice ?
— AUGUST-16-LEO (@PayeeIzuchukwu) August 8, 2014
Salt + water + Psalm 91 = Ebola cure. ~ My Mother
— Olusegun Dada (@DOlusegun) August 8, 2014
Bath & drink salt water! Guyana Tragedy on my mind. How gullible the whole nation can get. Of a truth, people perish for lack of knowledge.
— Hamza Babi (@coolrhinoxx) August 8, 2014 Why do I have to bath with salt water when I can relocate to Sapele and live on the banks of the salty River Ethiope. #EbolaLies
— Abdul Mahmud (@AbdulMahmud1) August 8, 2014 Biko I used salt and water to bath. Not taking anything for granted.
— Nnenna (@NennyNina) August 8, 2014 Lol True tho RT @_BRAYZ: Lmfaooooo! Oshay dermatologist"@NGFoloBack: Salt and Water will only make your skin porous for virus to penetrate"
— 100% FOLLOW BACK (@NGFoloBack) August 8, 2014 My mom said i should not mind this salt of a thing , i guess im adopted
— The last Soulja™ (@i_tunnes) August 8, 2014 Nigerians. They said only salt but still . pic.twitter.com/UgKtZWxwF1
— . (@Linda_1O) August 8, 2014 Even Korede Bello Of Don jazzy’s Mavin Make Jocular Remarks about the Ebola cure madness
Eyah!!! My neighbour just borrowed the last pinch *pele "@DTakaveli: Bro aw fa nau...abeg u get small salt wey i fi use bath? @koredebello"
— #BELLOVERS™ (@koredebello) August 8, 2014 Actor Mike Ezuruonye is not left out
Ebola gets serious.Woke up,got lots of broadcasts telling Peepz to drink salt water n have baths with salt.Now my phone is ringing endlessly
— Mike Ezuruonye (@realmikeezu) August 8, 2014
Now, Here is what the inventor Descibe as Confession and Apology
My confession and apology
everyone who have heard of the ebola Prevention “News”, My name is Adesewa, I am coming out clean because what started has a joke has escalated into the unprecedented.
How it started
Yesterday i was with friend in her hostel, we were talking about this Ebola out break, when one of my friends, Funke (she introduced me to nairaland) brought the idea of Us playing a prank on our friends. The first suggestion was to tell people that aloe very could cure Ebola, but we thought it would sound too ridiculous so we forgot about it.
Later that even an idea came to me (i now regret that i did it).
I decided to send a BBM broadcast message to my friends, telling them that the Ministry of Health has asked everyone to bathe with salt and warm water and drink some of it.
She sent the message 7:08pm yesterday
Later this midnight i started getting calls and messages that i should drink salt water and bath with it.
All efforts to tell people that i was the one who started the joke failed. Only my friends who i mentioned earlier believed me. Even my mum could me this morning, i did not know what to tell her.
I am using this medium to beg you all to warn and tell everyone, before they drink salt and damage their health.
Please dont be hash on me. I know this has gone out of hand. I never knew it will be this serious. Some have even added to the original message i sent.
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