Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has signed an Executive Order to enforce the restriction of movement order to contain the spread
This is contained in a statement issued by Humwashi Wonosikou, the Press Secretary to the governor, on Wednesday in Yola.
Mr Fintiri said the law was aimed at giving legal teeth to the lockdown and other measures taken to contain the deadly disease. The governor said the restriction order forbade any person from going out without genuine reason such as basic necessities that included food, water and drugs. “Under the regulation, the police or law enforcement officers may use reasonable force if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a person is, or may be infected or contaminated with the Coronavirus and there is a risk that the person may infect others.
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