COVID-19: Masari orders closure of borders with 4 states, Niger Republic

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, on Friday, ordered the closure of all land borders with neighbouring states and the Niger Republic in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state.

The neighbouring states are Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna and Zamfara.

The governor also placed a ban on large gathering in public and religious centers in the state.

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The directive is effect 6:00 a.m. on Saturday.

He, however, said fuel tankers and vehicles carrying food items and other essential commodities would be allowed into the state subject to screening and test at the point of entry.

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