The Ondo State Government has said there will be no restriction on movements on Easter Sunday to enable the Christians in the state to worship in their churches.
The state government had earlier placed a ban on religious activities as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease in the state.
The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Donald Ojogo, confirmed this development in a statement on Wednesday. “Accordingly, the state government has already communicated to the Ondo State Police Command, this concession granted CAN to, as it were, temporise and allow the celebration of Easter Sunday in churches.
Meanwhile, the Bayelsa State Government announced on Wednesday that it had relaxed the COVID-19 lockdown to allow residents mark the Easter celebration.
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