Daura is the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State.
Daura is under lockdown without exception to anybody’s house.
The police are just ensuring the lockdown order of the state government
The palace of Umar Farouk, Emir of Daura has reportedly been sealed after a Coronavirus case was recorded.
Mustapha Inuwa, secretary to Katsina state government stated the closure was regular routine in places where a positive case has been recorded. He additionally revealed that samples taken from the palace for Coronavirus tests.
The state’s police spokesperson, SP Isa Gambo advised newsmen in Katsina on Monday May 4. The police determine to act on the directives of the state governor, Aminu Masari.
Additionally, Gambo stated; “Daura is under lockdown and so it shall be in every nook and cranny in the town. Without exception to anybody’s house, the police are just ensuring the lockdown order of the state government.
“Don’t forget the first victim of coronavirus in Katsina traced to Daura.”
Emir had assembled over 1,000 people in his palace the place he distributed food to them. Recall, that the first Coronavirus case in Katsina state recorded in Daura.
Katsina State on Monday recorded 37 new cases of Coronavirus, according to data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
