At the Enugu–Anambra border communities at Ugwuoba and Amansea, motorists picked passengers from Enugu and dropped them at the border where they crossover and board vehicles going into Anambra. These happened under the watchful eyes of security operatives.
The Foundation in a statement by it’s Executive Director, Benson Olugbuo disclosed that In the South-South the group observed interstate movements by citizens.
“In Akwa Ibom state, a truckload of cattle herders was apprehended at Itu LGA by a Divisional Police Officer” “This has also led to a high number of COVID-19 infected victims that has been discovered in the LGA. In Ekiti state, reports from border LGAs such as Ikere, Emure, Ekiti South West, Moba, Ekiti West etc indicate that security agents extort money between N200 – N5000 from travelers to allow movement in and out of the state”
“In Benue state, transporters were observed to utilize the midnight period for interstate travels despite the ban on non-essential interstate travels”
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