Breaking: Ganduje pronounces lockdown in Kano

The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has Tuesday pronounced a total lock-down on the state, to begin from Thursday.

The governor made this known at a press conference where he said the lock-down will commence from 10:00pm on Thursday and will last for a week, a time lag within which the government expects to have made significant progress in arresting the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

Judicial Sketch reported earlier that the government was contemplating the lockdown as a means of ensuring that the virus does not spread indiscriminately within Kano State.

Part of the modalities that the state government is putting in place consists of keeping the state borders tightly closed, tracking contacts of confirmed cases, tracing contacts of contacts, quarantining them and giving adequate treatment to all confirmed cases.

Citizens have been advised to use Wednesday to get ready for the lock-down, even as they are urged to ensure that they comply with the directive in the interest of all.