The imam of the Gwammaja Mosque has been arrested for defying the lockdown order given by the Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

Confirming the arrest, Salihu Yakasai, special adviser to the kano state government, Yakasai stated that

“The Imam of Gwammaja Mosque that performed Friday Prayers today in Kano despite the lockdown order has been arrested,” he said.

“The lockdown was with the full blessings of all the Imams in the state from the different Islamic sects. “The only way to enforce social distancing is lockdown.”

Naija News recalls that Six new cases of the disease were confirmed in the state late Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 27.

The state has also recorded one death.

To curb the spread of the disease, the government had ordered a total lockdown in the state for seven days after four cases of COVID-19 were confirmed.

“Following the outbreak of this disease, COVID-19 in Kano and the subsequent cases we recorded, Kano Government has resolved to lock down the state for a duration of seven days starting from Thursday 16th April,” the governor had said.