The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has dissociated
itself from a statement that went round on Tuesday evening, attributing an
alleged plan by the Federal Government to impose a national lockdown soon.
The ‘fake’ statement said the government’s decision came as
a result of the increasing spread of Coronavirus in the country.
The Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, warned the
general public to be watchful, adding, “My attention has been drawn to a fake
task force media statement, which was said to be signed by me, talking about a
proposed complete lockdown of the country.
“Not only did the statement patently fail, it was badly
written. It is unfortunate that a small number of persons continue to engage in
mischief-making at such a serious time when we are talking about Coronavirus
infection.
“I must reiterate that the task force has not released any
official statement on a complete lockdown. I refer to the SGF’s speech
yesterday, on submitting formal findings to Mr President, this is yet to
happen.
“I request that the public and the media take caution in
circulating or publishing unverified news.
“To be very clear, all formal statements on the emergency
response are made through this daily press briefing or through official press
statements.”
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