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Kaduna State Government has warned travellers trying to breach its lockdown order to desist or face 14 days’ in an isolation facility.
The State’s Standing Committee on COVID-19 stated this at the end of its meeting on Wednesday.
It said, any traveller who insists on coming into Kaduna from Thursday, April 9, will first have to spend 14 days at its isolation centre.
A statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the order will become effective from Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Aruwan said all entry points would be barricaded, adding that only authorised traffic would be given passage.
Those denied entry would be asked to return to where they were coming from, noting that those who express a preference for entering Kaduna State will then be taken to spend 14 days in an isolation facility.
“Persons without valid passes are strongly advised to cancel any plans to travel to Kaduna State. Security agencies have firm instructions to turn back people at entry points into the state like the Kaduna-Abuja road, Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road, Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road, Kachia Road, the Bwari-Jere-Kagarko road, Gumel-Kwoi-Keffi road, Zaria-Funtua road and the Jos-Manchock road.
“This order also affects other entry and exit points into the state that may not be listed here.
“The state has imposed clear quarantine regulations in the interest of public safety. These will be strictly enforced to keep people safe from COVID-19,” he said.