Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti have ordered a lockdown in Ekiti State.
Fayemi, in a broadcast on Sunday, imposed a ban on all commercial activities as well as intra-state travels, except for those bordering on essential services.
He said that anyone that violated the latest measures aimed at checking further spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the state, risked a six-month jail term.
He said: “It is therefore in urgent public interest that, I hereby, in pursuant to Section 8 of the Quarantine Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) impose a curfew of movement in Ekiti.
“The purpose of this curfew is to impose restrictions on the movement of persons and goods within Ekiti for an initial period of 14 days.
“Therefore, effective from 1:59 pm on Monday, March 30, 2020, until 11:59 pm on Monday, April 13, 2020, there shall be restriction of movement across the length and breadth of Ekiti, with all our borders closed.
“That is a full and total shutdown of Ekiti, and a 12-hour dusk to dawn curfew in Ekiti from 7:00 pm – 7:00 am. All Ekiti residents are hereby directed to stay at home.”
