Curfew: After doctors protest, IGP orders police to exempt essential service providers
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police and Commissioners of Police to exempt essential service providers from the movement restriction order.
Doctors, health workers and journalists are among the few categories of people exempted from the nationwide curfew announced by President Muhammadu Buhari to check the spread of COVID-19. “The force is not oblivious of the sensitive, indispensable, patriotic and front line role of the nation’s workforce that falls within the category of Essential Service Providers in government efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
He enjoined all workers who fall within these categories not to take undue advantage of their positions and privileges to advance other purposes not connected with the performance of their duties. The NMA leaders said that their decision was as a result of the conflicting directives by the state government and law enforcement agents on the status of essential workers, including doctors and other health workers.
“We resolve that all doctors under the auspices of the Nigerian Medical Association in Lagos to proceed on a sit-at-home starting from 6.00 p.m. today, May 20, indefinitely.
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