GOVERNOR UMAHI DECLARES CURFEW IN EBONYI.
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Saturday night, imposed a curfew between 7 p.m and 7 a.m daily in the state.
He has ordered security agencies and the anti-coronavirus taskforce to arrest anybody found outside his or her residence outside this period.
Umahi, who made the declaration during the statewide broadcast held in his new office at the Centenary City Abakaliki, ordered a restriction throughout the state from Sunday, April 19, 2020.
The governor, however, exempted those offering essential services such as health workers, security agents, and media workers, who, according to him, must have pass or permit.
He said, “I hereby direct a total lockdown of the entire state from 7a.m to 7p.m and anybody found outside within this period must be arrested and prosecuted.
“Only those offering essential services such as Security agents, health workers, Media workers, who must have pass are exempted.
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