Governor oF Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai ; and other senior officials of the state government enforcing the ban on interstate travel, in Kaduna State...on Friday.
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The statement said “The Standing Committee, on COVID-19 appeals for the vigilance and active involvement of all citizens in the effort to avert this peril.” He said, “Positive COVID -19 test results have been recorded from seven local government areas – Giwa, Igabi, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Makarfi, Soba and Zaria. Many citizens of Kaduna State have endured inconveniences and consistently complied with the restrictions on movement, including the prohibition of non-essential interstate movement.
“All citizens should please consistently exercise the personal responsibility and compliance with health protocols that have been outlined to help beat COVID-19.”Meanwhile, naval officials on Friday intercepted three commercial buses loaded with 31 passengers at Erinle/Osun State boundary. The travellers, who defied the interstate border closure, were said to have been arrested at different locations in the town.
All efforts made by one of correspondents to reach spokesman for the police in the state, Olugbenga Fadeyi, for comments were unsuccessful. The force, however, said it had decided to use police on horseback to patrol in some parts of the country to prevent the continued flouting of the directive aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.
On Thursday, the Cross River State Government said it had ordered five truckloads of Almajirai including other passengers from the northern part of the country back to their destination after they were intercepted at the state boundary.
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