Coronavirus | Ogun announces closure of borders for two weeks

Coronavirus | Ogun announces closure of borders for two weeks

Ogun State Government has announced the closure of its borders with the neighbouring states and the international border with the Republic of Benin. According to a statement signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Ogun State Governor, Kunle Somorin, and made available to INDEPENDENT, “the closure will be effected at 12 Midnight on Sunday, 29th March, 2020. It will be in force for two weeks in the first instance.” The statement read further: “With this restriction order, movement in and out of the state is thus banned as a further measure to contain the corona virus pandemic. “The state is constrained to effect border closure in order to stem and flatten the curve of the spread of the dreaded corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic, not only in the state but in the country and in the West African sub-region. “The position of Ogun State is peculiar. It not only shares an international border with the Republic of Benin, it does so with all other states in the South West (except Ekiti), includin…