As part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the state, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has declared an 8pm to 6pm curfew in Sokoto.
He made this known in a broadcast to the state on Monday, where he said the state had recorded sixty-six cases of the virus.
“As the challenge is persisting and the indices worrisome, more and more measures have been taken at the federal and state levels of government to prevent the worst scenario.
“You may recall that on Monday, April 27, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the nation and in it declared further measures in response to the spread of COVID-19 in our country.
”This is the very dangerous stage of community transmission, which we are sadly going through. The federal government has also banned inter-state movement.
“The order reinforces the existing closure of our borders and boundaries, the compulsory wearing of face masks by the general public and the nationwide curfew declared by the President.
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”Pursuant to the presidential directive it is hereby directed that effective Monday May 4, 2020, curfew is hereby imposed from 8pm. to 6am. daily.”
“This is in addition to already existing measures declared by the state government.
”Fellow citizens in Sokoto state, while the government is sensitive to the difficulties these steps may cause our people, I urge us all to persevere, as these are indeed in the interest of our well-being.
”I therefore call on all of us as law abiding citizens to cooperate and adhere to all measures being put in place for the protection of our lives.”
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