Three additional markets of Dutsi, kayawa and Garkin Daura in Katsina State have been shut down by the State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari.
This was contained in a statement released by the Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, Dr Mustapha Inuwa.
Inuwa said the increasing confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state.
He said the shutdown order is with immediate effect as part of the stringent measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
According to him, members of the general public are strongly advised to remain law abiding as law enforcement agents have been directed to ensure total compliance.
In a related story, WITHIN NIGERIA reported that three men have been allegedly apprehended by the men of the Nigerian Police force, Katsina State Command over a defaming video which they made against President Muhammadu Buhari and the state’s governor, Aminu Masari.
In a statement by the spokesperson of the command, SP Isah Gambo on Thursday, the identities of the defaulters were given as 70-year-old Lawal Abdullahi Izala; Bahajaje Abu, 30 and Hamza Abubakar, 27, all of Gafai Quarters, in Katsina metropolis.
