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COVID 19: CIVIL SOCIETY RESPONSE TEAM HAILS NASARAWA POLICE COMMAND



As the Corona virus pandemic continues to ravage the globe leading to various policies put in place to prevent its widespread, the Civil Society Response Team in Nigeria has hailed the Nasarawa Police Command for the efficient ways it has employed in helping the government enforce its policies leading to the low incidence of the Corona virus in the state.
The Response team which is partnering with United Nations Children and Education Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organisation WHO and the National Centre For Disease Control NCDC to kickstart the community to community sensitization campaign in some local government areas in Nasarawa state said the enforcement of the global protocol on the prevention of the spread of the pandemic is important as the virus continues to soar high.
It said the fact that Nasarawa state especially Karu Local Government area is proximate to the Federal Capital Territory entails that the enforcements are important to prevent inter state transmission and that the state government and  the state Police Command should be highly commended for taking proactive steps to curtail the spread of the virus in the state.
“Mr. Ademola Emmanuel- Longe the Commissioner of Police in the state is a perfect gentleman who has reined it on his officers on how to enforce the protocols without resorting to human rights abuses as reported in order areas. The Area Commander in Karu Local Government Area is also doing a very good job because despite the proximity of the area and the lockdown that occasioned the initial response to the pandemic as well as the curfew, it is on record that there were no celebrated cases of human rights abuses. This is commendable” the statement added.
The Response team said it will be going round the state to observe the level of compliance in schools when they reopen partially as announced by the government as well as hotels, worship places and markets among others. It said the all what will be collated on the field by its team of observers will for the basis of recommendations that will be sent to the Presidential Task Force on COVID 19 for action.

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