Nigerian Army moving the sick to hospital by force due to Covid-19
The army has also been told to be on high alert for looting and for the use of its equipment for ‘possible mass burial’
25 March 2020 - 16:52
Abuja — The Nigerian Army is preparing to forcibly transfer the sick to hospital and enforce curbs on movement to try to shield the country from the coronavirus, and is leasing equipment for “possible mass burial”, according to an army memo seen by Reuters.
The memo from army headquarters also outlines plans to protect government food storage from looters as Africa’s most populous nation braces for Covid-19 to spread further in the country...
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