FG sanctions 27 foreigners, 62 Nigerians for flouting COVID-19 guidelines
The Federal Government has announced sanctions for 27 foreigners and 62 Nigerians who recently returned from countries with high incidence of COVID-19 and who evaded safety protocols put in place for returnees from those countries.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee PSC on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday.
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) has however observed that while most of the arriving passengers dutifully observed the guidelines, some (Nigerians and Foreigners) have violated them in contravention of the provisions of the Coronavirus Health protection Regulations 2021, the committee stated.
While 27 of the foreigners are Indian nationals, one is a Dane. All the affected persons arrived in Nigerian between May, 8, 2021 and May 15, 2021, through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The PSC said they “have been declared Persons of Interest, POI, on account of posing considerable danger to overall public health and for the violation of Nigeria COVID-19 travel protocol by evading the mandatory 7-day quarantine for persons arriving from restricted countries.
“Members of the public are by this notice advised that these persons of interest constitute an immediate health hazard to the society. They must therefore transport themselves safely, to the nearest state public health departments within 48hrs of this notice for immediate evaluation”.
