The Federal Capital Territory Administration has arrested 84 travellers hiding in a Dangote truck and six other buses for violating the ban on interstate travel.
They were arrested in Zuba, a border town of Abuja with Niger State where they were arraigned before a Magistrate’s court in Zuba.
He said, “If we must contain this virus that is ravaging the world, citizens must close ranks with the government.”The Dangote truck was travelling from Lagos to Jos with six passengers while a Toyota Hiace bus left Kaduna for Warri in Delta State with 13 passengers. The team also arrested 14 passengers in a Toyota Hiace bus travelling from Kaduna to Ankpa in Kogi State and another travelling from Akwa-Ibom State to Kaduna State with eight passengers.
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