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KADUNA: Police arrest two Islamic clerics for flouting directive on religious gatherings
The Kaduna State government said Saturday that two Islamic clerics have been arrested for flouting the directive on religious gatherings in the state.
The government said in a tweet that the clerics – Aminu Umar Usman and Umar Shangel – were arrested for conducting congregational prayers in defiance of the ban on religious gatherings in the state.
It said the duo would be prosecuted for flouting its directive on the matter.
The government had on Thursday invoked the quarantine act of 1926 and the Kaduna State public health law, to impose a curfew in the state, in its bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state.
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The tweet read: “KADUNA UPDATE: Two clerics have been arrested for conducting congregational prayers in violation of Kaduna State public health preventive measures.
“Malam Aminu Umar Usman and Malam Umar Shangel will be prosecuted.”
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