Breaking: Kaduna Govt Arrests 2 Clerics For Conducting Service As Coronavirus Case Rises

Kaduna State Government has arrested Two clerics after berating \”stay at home order\” to conduct congregational prayers.

The state government announced this via Twitter on Saturday, noting that their action was in violation of the State public health preventive measures against the COVID-19.

According to the statement, both clerics “Malam Aminu Umar Usman and Malam Umar Shangel, will be prosecuted”.

This comes two days after the state government announced a 24-hour curfew which will last till further notice.

Beginning midnight of Thursday, residents were ordered by the state Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe during a state broadcast, to stay inside their homes from dusk to dawn.

Meanwhile, Nigeria Centre For Disease Control ( NCDC ) has disclosed that 8 new cases of Coronavirus has been discovered in the country.

With this development, it is now official that the total number of affected persons now stood at 89 with one death recorded thus far.