Nigeria’s corona-virus cases rise to 111

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed fourteen new cases of coronavirus in the country, taking the total number of the infections to 111.

“Fourteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Lagos and 5 in FCT

“As at 09:30 pm 29th March there are 111 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death," the NCDC announced in a tweet. Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Muhammadu Buhari had stopped all movements in the FCT, Lagos, and Ogun states in a bid to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The president gave the directive in a presidential broadcast on Sunday evening, March 29, adding that the directive will be for an initial period of 14 days.

The president said that the lockdown will take effect from 11pm on Monday, March 30. However, minutes after President Buhari declared a curfew on Lagos, Abuja, and Ogun, a senior lawyer said he does not possess such powers. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a senior advocate of Nigeria, made the declaration late Sunday, March 29. In a statement obtained by Legit.ng, Adegboruwa said the president can only make such declaration of emergency after approval by the National Assembly.

Adegboruwa noted that Nigeria runs a constitutional democracy that makes it illegal for President Buhari to take over the affairs of any state in the country without recourse to the National Assembly.

Source: Legit.ng