Two Islamic Clerics Arrested For Conducting Prayers In Kaduna During Lockdown Over Coronavirus

Two Islamic Clerics Arrested For Conducting Prayers In Kaduna During Lockdown Over Coronavirus

Two Islamic clerics have been arrested in Kaduna State for conducting
prayers in spite of a lockdown order by the State Governor, Nasir
El-Rufai. 

On Thursday, the state government invoked the quarantine act of 1926
and the Kaduna state public health law, to impose a curfew in the state,
as one of the measures of curbing the spread of coronavirus.

The Kaduna State Government confirmed the arrest of Aminu Umar Usman
and Umar Shangel in a tweet on Saturday March 28, and further disclosed
that they will be prosecuted for disobeying the lockdown order. 

The tweet read; 

“KADUNA UPDATE: Two clerics have been arrested for conducting
congregational prayers in violation of Kaduna State public health
preventive measures. 

“A KDSG statement said that Malam Aminu Umar Usman and Malam Umar Shangel will be prosecuted.”