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Mystery: Passengers Turn Goat After Using Hand Sanitizer
There has been an upsurge of nefarious activities associated with coronavirus in recent times, one of such is a report of passengers who boarded a commercial bus in Ejigbo Area of lagos state and reportedly turned to domestic goats after conductor gave them charmed hand sanitizer.
Ekohotblog understands that the commercial bus driver and conductor who were nabbed by mobs as at the time of filing this report have been taken to Ejigbo police station to avoid jungle justice on them.
Hand Sanitizers are meant to be used as a disinfectant and not as a bait to turn passengers into animal for whatever I’ll reason.
This online news platform implore Nigerians to reach out, and help one another instead of taking advantage of the crisis
However, Coronavirus Cases has risen to 111 with the confirmation of 14 new cases by the NCDC.
Giving an update on the spread of the disease, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) tweeted: “Fourteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Lagos and 5 in FCT As at 09:30 pm 29th March there were 111 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death.
“As at 09:30 pm 29th March, there are 111 confirmed cases 1 death For a breakdown of cases by states in real-time, please see covid19.ncdc.gov.ng Currently; Lagos- 68 FCT- 21 Ogun- 3 Enugu- 2 Ekiti- 1 Oyo- 7 Edo- 2 Bauchi- 2 Osun-2 Rivers-1 Benue- 1 Kaduna- 1,” the statement added.
Ekohotblog reports that President Buhari stopped all movements in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in a presidential broadcast on Sunday evening, March 29.
This online news platform understands that the President said the no-movement order will be for an initial period of 14 days.
President Buhari said: “Based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, I am directing the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days with effect from 11 pm on Monday, 30th March 2020. This restriction will also apply to Ogun State due to its close proximity to Lagos and the high traffic between the two States.
“All citizens in these areas are to stay in their homes. Travel to or from other states should be postponed. All businesses and offices within these locations should be fully closed during this period.
“The Governors of Lagos and Ogun States, as well as the Minister of the FCT, have been notified. Furthermore, heads of security and intelligence agencies have also been briefed.
“We will use this containment period to identify, trace and isolate all individuals that have come into contact with confirmed cases. We will ensure the treatment of confirmed cases while restricting further spread to other States.
Ekohotblog urge all Nigerians to be careful and prayerful this season of stay home period .
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