To further ensure total compliance with lockdown in Osun state, the state government has mounted barricades at all boundaries leading into the state and major roads within the state.
The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, in a press statement made available to our Correspondent by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan, Tuesday, said the barricades were erected to throttle back unauthorized movements across the state.
She stated that the government was intensifying efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19 in the state and avoid a resurgence of the disease.
“The government is determined to protect Osun and its citizens. Hence, this move by the government is to keep defiant people from hurting themselves and endangering others.
“The barricades will only be opened to essential duty vehicles, conveying materials needed for the fight against COVID-19. Non-essential travels and movements remain banned in the state of Osun till further notice”, the statement added.
