The Kogi State government has ordered the security personnel in the state to lock down Kabba-Bunu local government area of the state for 14 days.
The order, made by the state governor, His Excellency, Yahaya Bello, during a state broadcast on Monday, comes on the heels of the alleged and controversial COVID-19 index case reported in the state by the Nigerian Centre for Diseases’ Control (NCDC).
Bello, in his speech, ordered “14 days absolute Lockdown of Kabba-Bunu LGA of the state effective from 12 midnight June 2nd”.
The governor disclosed further that, during the lockdown, there will be no house-to-house movement within the locale.
A copy of the speech made available to Quick News Africa by the chief press secretary to the governor, Onogwu Galacticus, read: “Street movement is completely prohibited within the local government area for the period.
“Palliative should be distributed house-to-house within the local government area.
“Contact tracing should be carried out house-to-house to identify those who might have made contact with the alleged Kogi COVID-19 index persons – the Chief Imam of Kabba and his son – within the local government area.
“The Kogi State Incident Management Team should continue to thoroughly carry out the contact tracing. The contact tracing and enforcement of the lock down order shall be fully covered by the mainstream media.
“Health workers who might have made contact with the alleged index case should proceed on self-isolation.
“All security agencies in the state are to enforce total compliance with the lock-down order.
“All citizens and residents of the state should continue to adhere to the NCDC guideline, as the state still remain COVID-19 free,” the statement said.
