The Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19 on Thursday
repatriated a batch of 58 persons suspected to have been trafficked to Makurdi,
the state capital, back to their states.
The state Deputy Governor and Chairman of the state
COVID-19 Action Committee, Benson Abounu, led a taskforce to repatriate the
youths from the state in the early hours of yesterday.
He said the youths had been brought to the state in
violation of the lockdown rules and had to be returned to the safety of their
homes.
To redress the situation, the deputy governor
revealed that the committee had provided the means of transportation as well as
security and documentation to facilitate safe passage on the highways for the
affected young persons.
Face masks were also handed to the said youths
after they had been given orientation on safety tips necessary for them to
avoid contracting and spreading the virus.
He stressed that the lockdown in Benue State
remains in force, and that anyone found violating it will face appropriate
sanctions.
Abounu maintained that all measures necessary to
keep the state free from the coronavirus would be implemented with due
diligence, stressing that all destitute persons from other states found in
Benue State would be returned to their homes.
He called on the people to close ranks and support
the administration of Governor Samuel Ortom whom he said has given tremendous
support to the committee to enable it win the war against COVID-19.
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