National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned Nigerians to desist from buying fairly used imported cloths to ensure Coronavirus is adequately checked in Nigeria.
Evans Ugoh, NEMA head of Imo/Abia operations, made the call in Owerri while addressing disaster stakeholders in a workshop on March 15 organized by NEMA.
He said it would be very dangerous for Nigerians to be patronizing imported fairly used textile, adding that continuous patronage on fairly used cloths was a direct invitation of the virus to Nigeria.
The NEMA boss urged the Federal Government to place serious sanctions on the importation of fairly used textiles in other to discourage smugglers from bringing them into the country.
He added that;
This is a massage to all Nigerians who are in the habit of patronizing fairly used cloths imported from abroad, particularly contact countries.
We should be aware that those already diagnosed with the virus abroad could also dispose of their cloths where it could eventually be imported to Nigeria.
The agency also urged government to step up awareness campaigns on Coronavirus in Nigeria.
