Kano residents comply with lockdown, desert mosques

The commercial city of Kano was on Friday deserted as residents complied with the total lockdown order of the state, as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

All major streets were deserted, as only a few motorists on essential duties were seen plying the roads.

However, the implementation of the lockdown directive in Kano is indeed historic, as all mosques were empty as Muslim faithfuls observed the Jumat prayers in their respective homes.

Our correspondent who went round the city, reports that despite the government order, some mosques defied the order and observed the Friday prayers.

From all indications, there was total compliance of the lockdown order, as the fleet of commercial tricycle operators that usually ply the streets of the metropolis from dawn to dusk were conspicuously absent.

However, many youths were seen on the major roads, playing football to pass the time as there were no vehicles plying the streets to disrupt their activities.

Security operatives, comprising, the conventional police, civil defence vorps members, as well as numerous other security agencies, were noticed at strategic road junctions, enforcing the lockdown order imposed by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

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From the city center, Sabon Titi, Emir’s Palace Road, Air Force Base on Airport Road, leading to Nigerian Immigration Training School, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), stretching to Hausa Road junction, security operatives were sighted enforcing the lockdown directive.

Besides, the gateway to some streets, particularly those close to Government House, were under lock and key, a development that will compel the few vehicles on essential duty to divert to an alternative route.