Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Thursday, directed that a former Commissioner for Information, Abia Onyike, be quarantined after allegedly violating the COVID-19 lockdown rules in the state.
Umahi made this known while giving updates on the state of COVID-19 in the state at the Government house in the state’s capital, Abakaliki.
Onyike, allegedly came from an unknown destination, after he visited his village in the Afikpo South Local Government Area.
He was reported not to be given entrance by the Chairman of the local government, Okechukwu Chima.
He has since been in a residence in Abakaliki.
The governor ordered that the Department of State Security Service ensure that Onyike was quarantined for 14 days, according to the guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Umahi explained, ” We continue to appeal to our people to ensure that if you come from outside, that you will submit yourself to NCDC protocols.
“I am told by one of the Chairmen that Abia Onyike came from outside into the state, and the chairman is insisting that he should not be allowed into the village.
“But he is in another place which is in the capital city, which is also dangerous.
“So, we are directing the Director, SSS, to take him at his property, and ensure he is tested for COVID-19. If he doesn’t have confidence in our testing here in Ebonyi, he should do it in Enugu. But he must compulsorily isolate for 14 days.”