The Kano state police command has urged residents to adhere strictly to the lockdown order to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Habu Sani, made the call in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, on Friday in Kano.
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, had on April 14 ordered for a seven-day total lockdown of the state between April 16 and 24, aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus.
The Ministry of Health had confirmed 21 Covid-19 cases and one death in the past one week.
Sani disclosed that the Command had made adequate deployment of police personnel and other security operatives in the metropolis to enforce compliance with lockdown order.
He said, “All markets are closed and all public gatherings banned, no roaming about will be tolerated everywhere in the state, only people on essential services will be allowed to move.
“The lockdown is 24-hours daily and night hours are not excluded. Transporters who defy the lockdown order will face the full wrath of the law. We solicit full cooperation and support in the discharge of our statutory duty; we advise members of the public obey this order and remain law-abiding.”
Sani called on the people of the state to continue to cooperate with the police and other security agencies, even as he enjoined them to contact the Command in case of emergency via the following phone numbers 08032419754, 08123821575, and 09029292926.
