Yobe extends COVID-19 lockdown for 2 more weeks

The Yobe State government led by Governor Mai Mala Buni has extended COVID-19 lockdown in the state by two weeks in a bid to curb the spread of the deadly virus which has claimed 21 people in the country thus far.

In a statement released on Sunday by Mamman Mohammed, Director General Press and Media Affairs to Governor Buni, the state government particularly restricted movement of persons and vehicles between eastern fringe of Damaturu metropolis to Warsala village; a border community with Borno State.

The statement issued by the Yobe State government reads in detail; “This is to bring to the notice of the General public that Yobe State Government has placed a restriction of movement order on persons and vehicles from the checkpoint after the Red Bricks Housing Estate Damaturu to Warsala village Maiduguri Road between the hours of 4.00p.m and 7.00a.m daily.

“This restriction order takes effect from Sunday 19th April 2020 for an initial period of 14 days.

“The general public is hereby advised to ply the road from 7.00a.m to 3.00pm ONLY while, it remain closed from 4.00p.m to 7.00a.m. until when revised.

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“Parking of vehicles along Maiduguri road within the restricted hours is also prohibited.

”Government solicits for the cooperation of everyone in this regard.”

The development comes after the Jigawa State Government confirmed that it has recorded its first of COVID-19 in the Kazaure Local Government Area of the state and has thus declared an immediate lockdown.

This was disclosed to newsmen in the state capital of Dutse on Sunday by Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar who revealed that the victim returned from Lagos and was isolated for weeks and his samples returned positive.

Governor Badaru noted further that the state government has ordered a lockdown in Kazaure Local Government from Monday midnight to prevent a possible spread of the pandemic.

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