Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state has said the state government will enforce compulsory quarantine for all those coming into the state as part measures to stem the tide of the raging coronavirus pandemic.
He also said the state will enforce the compulsory use of face masks in all the designated public places.
According to a statement made available to Blueprint by the Special Adviser on Media to Governor Yahaya Sarki , Governor Bagudu stated this when he briefed the media, Monday after meeting with members of the state Task Force on Covid -19 at Government House, Birnin Kebbi.
Governor said:” Masks are being made available across the state, while our local tailors are being speedily trained to produce them.
“The state government will also adequate face masks, just as there is sufficiency for the people of the state to buy and use them.”
The governor further disclosed that, the state government had already set up mechanisms in place, to ensure the strict observation of the nationwide night curfew put in place by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the various security agencies had been fully mobilized to ensure compliance with the compuslory quarantine order.
” This is for all those coming into the state from outside, to protect the people who should be encouraged or forced to stay under observation, for a while .
“This is to ensure that, they don’t create harm to themselves or the innocent law abiding citizens of the state.
“As for those in isolation centres, they are those who have tested positive to the disease. Isolation is not a jail term, but they can’t leave, until they test negative.
“They are adequately taken care of by the state government. They are being provided with all their daily needs, access to electronics and gadgets like telephones, and have right to call their families, among others.
