By Nicholas Kalu/Bolaji Ogundele/ Moses Emorinken, Abuja/Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta/Nwanosike Onu, AwkaA large number of residents of the Federal Capital Territory , Lagos and Anambra States are refusing to stay at home in violation of the 14-day Coronavirus restrictions slammed on parts of the country by government.
Essential service providers like electricity, food processing, telecommunication, media, petroleum transportation and medical workers are exempted from the restriction.The Joint Operation Task Team for the enforcement of the Presidential lockdown order on COVID-19 in the Federal Capital Territory has impounded 51 cars, 46 motorcycles and nine tricycles for violating the lockdown directive.
“In view of this, all FCT residents are expected to remain in their respective homes on Sunday, as violators will be arrested,” Manzah said. Many of the residents who trooped to the Ekwueme Square in Awka for physical exercises were seen in clusters discussing or exercising. “Some even mock people wearing gloves and face masks. It’s really sad, we are good at learning the hard way” Eboh saidBut it was a different story in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital yesterday, the first day of the lockdown in the state.The roads were generally empty and everywhere quiet save for people rendering essential services such as security personnel, health workers and media workers sighted at different locations on the move to perform their respective tasks.
He said: “I want to mostly thank the citizens of Ogun State for showing their sense of being civil, their sense of law abiding to a greater extent, they have lessen the burden of the security agencies. He pointed out that the federal government, with all the measures already announced, had been playing its part to ensure that the dire predictions about Nigeria do not materialise, but noted that the safety measures would be of no effect eventually if every Nigerian failed to play his part.
For your information please, Anambra State is not on lock-down. It is only markets and shops that are on lockdown.
As a government, have you done your part?
FCT? Please let this my 14 days house arrest not be in vain. Soldiers really need to flog cause most Nigerians only respond to such treatment
There is hunger Now !!! Is not better to die brave than to die slowly on hunger
Why would they no food the government shouldake provision otherwise recession is knocking at the Door
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