COVID-19 Protocol Violation: FG Set to Arrest 63 Nigerians and 27 Foreigners
The Federal Government withdrew the visas issued to 27 foreigners and declared 63 Nigerians as Persons of Interest for escaping the compulsory 7 days quarantine for anyone arriving from any of the restricted countries.
They also organized a search for the 90 travellers, who were described as dangerous threats to public health for their inability to abide by the compulsory arrival quarantine for passengers arriving from the countries (India, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Brazil) where a new and deadly COVID-19 variant is vastly spreading.
This disclosure was made in a public statement released on Sunday, May 23, 2021, by Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federal (SGF) and also the Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19.
He stated that Nigerians should be careful of those Persons of interest (Violators) who arrived at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja and Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos between May 8 and 15, 2021, as they are posed as a health hazard to the society.
For the first time, the Federal Government released the names and the passport numbers of the defaulters.
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Mustapha stated that asides from the sanction imposed on the defaulters, the Federal Government will disable their travel passports for more than a year.
The permits/visas of foreigners who neglected the country’s hospitality will also be cancelled, including prosecution under the 2021 Health Protection Regulations.
He also requested that the violators securely transport themselves to the closest state Public Health Department within the next 48 hours for evaluation and call the Port Health Services, Federal Ministry of Health for further enquiries.
Also, he said that an extra list of Batch II violators would be published in a subsequent announcement by the PSC.
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