The management of Lagos Airport Hotel Limited, Ikeja, says the Italian who is the first reported case of coronavirus in Nigeria did not lodge in its facility.
The man was said to have passed the night at a hotel near the airport on his arrival in Nigeria last Monday before heading to Ogun the following day.
The hotel’s managing director, Kayode Bakare, said in a statement on Monday that the Italian never lodged at the hotel.
“The management of Lagos Airport Hotel Limited, Ikeja, wishes to state categorically that at no time did the Italian who was in Nigeria on a business meeting to Lafarge Plc lodge at Lagos Airport Hotel Limited, Ikeja,” the statement read.
“The hotel’s manifest for Monday, 24th February 2020, when the Italian arrived Nigeria and indeed for the entire week is there for anyone to crosscheck.”
Mr Bakare urged the public to ignore reports that the Italian was lodged in the hotel.
He also assured the hotel’s customers of the management’s determination to ensure their safety at all times.
