COVID-19: IGP orders officers to respect essential workers
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered respect for journalists, medical personnel and other essential workers who are exempted from the eased restriction and curfews across the country.This had prompted the Nigerian Medical Association to call on its members to down tools.Dear valued readers, subscribe to the Daily Trust e-paper to continue enjoying our diet of authoritative news.
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