Vehicles and passengers stopped from entering into Adamawa State
By Sam Tor
The Adamawa State COVID-19 Containment Committee led by the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG) Malam Bashiru Ahmad, on Friday April 17, 2020, inspected the border towns of Numan and Lafiya.
The inspection was warranted after a tip-off regarding massive droves of vehicles coming from Lagos and Kano states.
The Containment Committee accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Deputy Director of the Department for Security Services (DSS) and other law enforcement agents arrived on time to stop the convoy of travelers from entering the state.
The travelers were from Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Taraba and Gombe states. They have since been taken to the quarantine site at Bille for the mandatory 14-day isolation period, during which tests for coronavirus will be conducted.
While addressing the press, Malam Ahmad said the intervention was timely but more attention must be given to the border towns inorder to prevent illegal entries.
Also speaking, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yahaya Nguroje said that stringent measures have been put in place towards ensuring air-tight security at the borders.
He remarked that the Police officers at the border posts are trained to handle such cases of illegal entries professionally.
The state government had ordered all of its borders to remain closed and also stationed medical personnel to screen designated persons that are allowed into the state.
Legal entries into the state are now only limited to trucks conveying foodstuffs with an official permit.
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