Kogi state governor locks down Kabba Bunu LG after two Coronavirus cases were recorded in the area

The Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered a two-week
lockdown on Kabba Bunu local government area after two cases of COVID19
were recorded in the area by the NCDC.

In a statement released today, the state governor said the lockdown
is to enable health workers to carry out contact tracing of the two
cases. The lockdown is to take effect from tomorrow June 2.

The statement from the governor reads

Following the alleged and controversial COVID-19 index case in Kogi
State, Governor Yahaya Bello in a state broadcast on Monday, 1st of
June, 2020, has Ordered 14 days Total Lockdown of Kabba-Bunu LGA of the
State effective from 12 midnight June 2nd.

During The Lockdown , there shall be no house to house movement within the local government area

Street movement is completely prohibited within the local government area for the period

Palliative should be distributed house to house within the local government area

Contact tracing should be carried out house to house to identify
those who might have made contact with the alleged Kogi COVID-19 index
persons; the Chief Imam of Kabba and his Son within the local government
area

The Kogi State incident management team should continue to thoroughly carry out the contact tracing

The contact tracing and enforcement of the lock down order shall be fully covered by the mainstream media

Health workers who might have made contact with the alleged index case should proceed on self-isolation

All security agencies in the state are to enforce total compliance with the lock down order

All citizens and residents of the state should continue to adhere to
the NCDC guideline as the state still remain COVID-19 free.”