Coronavirus: FG Deliberates Stopping Interstate, Intertown Travels

The Federal Government of Nigeria says that it is deliberating putting a stop to interstate and intertown travels within the country as a way of curtailing the spread of coronavirus.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who, in a statement, said that as part of the country's efforts in containing the spread of the virus, tougher measures could be initiated.

The statement issued by the minister reads in part, “Gentlemen, I don’t intend to sound apocalyptic. But the truth is that time is running out. If we don’t urgently and more aggressively enforce the measures I have just listed, we have a short window within which to stop this pandemic or face an explosion in terms of the cases. We cannot afford to be complacent.

“In view of this, we are considering tougher measures to enforce compliance, stop the exportation of the disease to states that do not have it and minimize spread. Possible measures include:

“Stopping inter-state/inter-town travels, except for essential services.

“Closing all motor parks and inter-state rail stations. Already, all
train movements nationwide have been stopped.

“Using fire fighting and other adaptable vehicles and personnel to fumigate
cities and towns”.