Truck loaded with 22 people from Asia state intercepted in rivers state

By Wilson Abe

As every state is trying her best to safeguard her people from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government of Rivers State, has intercepted a truck loaded with people inside.

PARADISE NEWS learnt that the truck which was smuggling twenty-two people from Abia State into Rivers State was intercepted on Thursday in Port Harcourt.

According to a source, the 22 people have been arrested and placed on watch by the COVID-19 Task Force team in the state.

“While Badore is trending in Lagos, Rivers State Government arrests 22 people being smuggled in a truck into Rivers State from Abia State. They have been placed on watch”, the source @fufilledson tweeted.

Recall that Governors in Nigeria in a meeting on Wednesday agreed on a two-week lockdown extension in other to curb the spread of the COVID-19 disease.

According to the NCDC, Rivers State currently has 3 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

As at 11:25 pm 22nd April, 2020, the breakdown of cases by states is as follows:

Lagos-504
FCT-119
Kano-73
Ogun-24
Katsina-21
Osun-20
Oyo-17
Edo-17
Kwara-10
Kaduna-9
Akwa Ibom-9
Borno-9
Bauchi-8
Delta-6
Gombe-5
Ekiti-4
Ondo-3
Rivers-3
Jigawa-2
Enugu-2
Niger-2
Abia-2
Benue-1
Anambra-1
Sokoto-1
Adamawa-1

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