Nigerian Activist Ayodeji Osowobi Shares Delightful Story Of How She Recovered From COVID-19

Ayodeji Osowobi shares her story of hope, strength and resilience.

Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, founder of Stand To End Rape (STER), a youth-led movement advancing gender equality and an end to sexual and gender-based violence through advocacy, prevention and support, shared her story of how she survived the coronavirus on her Twitter on Monday, March 30, 2020.

“Life finds ways of throwing lemon at me. I’ve struggled with coming forward, but I want to inspire hope,” Osowobi started off her long Twitter thread.

Life finds ways of throwing LEMON at me. I’ve struggled w/ coming forward, but I want to inspire hope.

I returned to Nigeria from the UK post-Commonwealth event (I totally enjoyed) & fell ill. As a responsible person, I self-isolated.

Days after, I TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/iu8T6LMBXG

— Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi (@AyodejiOsowobi) March 30, 2020

According to her, it all started on Monday, March 9 when she attended the 2020 Commonwealth Day service in London where she was a flag bearer.

After just returning from her trip to the UK, Osowobi said she started feeling ill and decided to self-isolate until she can confirm what was wrong.

“Before returning, I had planned several interviews, I was scheduled to start a fantastic consultancy job and was also expecting to sign a contract worth millions. I lost them all! ,” she said.

After several attempts, she managed to get a test but needed to be patient for the result.

“No info on my test result. At 12 am, an ambulance was at my house. I woke from sleep and was crying. I got to the isolation centre, but no one was there to receive me. I waited in the ambulance for two hours,” she said.

“The nurses eventually came out and treated me like a plague. I sat in the ambulance feeling rejected.

“No questions about how I felt. So many questions about my travel history. Same information I had provided to NCDC and Lagos State Government during profiling.

“After two hours, I was taken to my space. I felt lonely, bored & disconnected from the outside world.”

The nurses eventually came out & treated me like a plague. I sat in the ambulance feeling rejected.

No questions about how I felt. So many questions about my travel history. Same information I had provided to NCDC & Lagos State Government during profiling.

Lack of data sharing!

— Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi (@AyodejiOsowobi) March 30, 2020

After two hours, I was taken to my space.

I felt lonely, bored & disconnected from the outside world.

Few days after, another patient came in. We bonded. Days later, patients trooped in.

“Are people observing self-isolation & social distancing?” I was so scared for Nigeria.?? pic.twitter.com/uYSCtBNdyk

— Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi (@AyodejiOsowobi) March 30, 2020