Yusuf Bello| Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, on Friday, suspended the lockdown measures in the state he imposed in the state last week to curb the spread of COVID-19, for Juma’at prayers.
In a statement, Lawal Tanko, an information officer in the office of the secretary to the state government, said the prayers would be held under strict precautionary measures.
According to the statement, the prayers would be conducted within 30 minutes, as “the lockdown continues immediately after the Juma’at Prayers”.
The statement read, “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that the State Government has lifted the suspension of congregational Friday Prayer (Juma’at) for today Friday, 17th April 2020.”
“The Juma’at Prayer is expected to hold between 11 am to 3 pm under strict observance of all the precautionary measures, using hand sanitizers, face masks, hand washing facilities (soap, and water), maintaining social distancing and avoiding contact base greetings.
“The sermon and prayers are to be conducted within thirty minutes; Muslims are advised to adhere strictly to the precautionary measures taken by Government on the containment of coronavirus pandemic in the state.”
Niger state has two confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.
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