{"id":10709,"date":"2020-04-24T09:29:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T09:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=10709"},"modified":"2020-04-24T09:29:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T09:29:10","slug":"covid-19-scare-niger-govt-vows-to-arrest-residents-without-face-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=10709","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 SCARE: Niger govt vows to arrest residents without face masks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Niger-State-Governor-Alh-Abubakar-Sani-Bello-e1503912314515-1.jpg\" alt=\"If we can\u2019t execute them, let\u2019s ban corrupt politicians from politics --Gov Bello\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The government of Niger State, has vowed to arrest residents of the state without face masks outside their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Governor Bello announced this on Thursday while declaring that over 300,000&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/covid-19-nigerian-govt-charges-tailors-to-begin-mass-production-of-face-masks\/\">face masks<\/a>&nbsp;had been locally produced and available for free distribution in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state is making the wearing of face masks compulsory as part of measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile face masks cannot fully prevent someone from becoming infected with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tag\/COVID-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a>, it would go a long way preventing people from spreading the disease to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnyone found outside his house without a face mask will be arrested by security agents. They [security agents] have been mandated to enforce this directive,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government of Niger State, has vowed to arrest residents of the state without face masks outside their homes. Governor Bello announced this on Thursday while declaring that over 300,000&nbsp;face masks&nbsp;had been locally produced and available for free distribution in the state. 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