Ghgossip.com has gathered that about 40 travelers en route Lagos State from Kano State were intercepted in Niger State.
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abubakar Bello, Mary Noel-Berje in a statement disclosed that some other 19 persons traveling to Kano were also intercepted by the Niger State COVID-19 Task Force.
President Buhari on Monday April 27, ordered a ban on non-essential inter-state passenger travel until further notice as part of measure to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease.
The outbreak of Coronavirus in the country was reportedly at the community sharing stage which authorities had to deal with.
“Despite the interstate lockdown, people are still moving under any small opportunity they got. I can’t imagine people traveling under the cover of trampoline and sack of rice.
“For us, we are not going to leave any stone unturned, they are going back to where they came from,” Niger State Health Commissioner, Dr Muhammad Makusidi, was quoted in the statement.
Source:Ghgossip.com
