The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has disclosed that people are being smuggled out of Lagos State in trucks despite lockdown order to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
Speaking at the daily briefing on Thursday, the national coordinator of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu expressed worry that movement of such persons could increase the spread of Coronavirus across Nigeria.
Sani said;
I will like to emphasize on travel restrictions and the need for people to stay at home, especially in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun.
He stated that;
The issue of inter-state travelling is a concern as we have noticed that community spread is now being traced to people travelling across state borders. Nigerians need to restrict movement in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Sani also appealed to Nigerians to limit their movement as this could lead to inter-state transmission and increase cases of COVID-19 in other states.
He stressed that;
This is particularly pertinent with regards to news of people being smuggled in trucks out of Lagos, which is quite a concern to us.
Meanwhile, there are now 442 confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria, 152 recoveries and 13 deaths.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Thursday night while reporting that Coronavirus has being confirmed in 19 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
