Borno Response Team Orders Screening At Entry Points

The Borno State COVID-19 response team has directed the Army to screen and test drivers at three entry points into Maiduguri metropolis namely: Njimtilo, Muna and Dalori camp.

Governor Babagana Zulum had ordered closure of the entry points to prevent spread of coronavirus into Borno State.

Commissioner of Transport, Abubakar Tijjani and member of Borno COVID-19 response team said, “Governor Zulum directed the closure of all entry points to Maiduguri, except those on essential services.

A truck driver at Njimtilo, Modu Fannami, said that he was stopped and screened at Benisheikh and Damaturu, before reaching Maiduguri at noon on Sunday.

“The Army and health workers allowed me to proceed into the metropolis without a comprehensive screening exercise against COVID-19. Even my driver mate was not screened against the global deadly virus at Njimtilo entry point,” he said.

However, Tijjani charged the Army to mobilise its troops at Njimtilo, Muna, Dalori and Gubio camps, Molai and Monguno Road to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.