Below is a video showing some officers of the Nigerian Police Force scattering the wares of some traders for defying the lockdown order.
The lockdown period was extended by another 14 days by President Muhammadu Buhari in a nationwide broadcast yesterday at the expiration of the first lockdown period.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the Federal Government will not distribute as palliatives to Nigerians the N15 billion it got as donations from the private sector.
Speaking on Radio Nigeria, Lai Mohammed said, “The private sector donors are not giving any cash to the federal government and they have made this clear to the people. They said they will support the fight against the pandemic by asking government where they want healthcare infrastructure to be provided.
What government has done is to request them to build a 30-bed isolation ward and a 10-bed Intensive Care Unit in each state in the country. In addition, the federal government has given them a list of equipment and commodities that will also be needed. Therefore, the issue of using their donations to provide palliative cannot arise.” the Minister said.