Nigeria declares state of EMERGENCY Due to Ebola Virus attack

As the virus ravages West Africa, Nigeria has become the third nation to declare a national state of emergency – announced as the death toll of the devastating Ebola epidemic nears 1,000 people.

To date the incurable disease – which has spread through Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria – has infected over 1,779 people.

Yesterday officials from the World Health Organisation admitted that it is struggling to cope with the growing epidemic.