Benue State has recorded its first case of coronavirus after eight new cases were confirmed in the country.
The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this at 4:00 pm on Saturday, noting that seven of the cases are in Lagos while the other is in Benue State.
The new cases now bring the total number of infected persons in Nigeria to 89
Meanwhile in Kaduna State, Two clerics have been arrested for conducting 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.