COVID-19: Niger Lifts Ban On Juma’at Prayers Despite 2 Confirmed Cases

Niger state government despite having two confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state has on Friday morning lifted the earlier announced lockdown order to allow the weekly Juma’at congregational prayers.

The announcement was made in a tweet on the early hour of Friday on the Twitter handle of the Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello.

The tweet reads: ”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.”

See full details in tweet below:

SPECIAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
17th April, 2020

This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that the Niger State Government has lifted the suspension of congregational Friday Prayer (Juma’at) for today Friday, 17th April, 2020. pic.twitter.com/yJ6wKfdtM7

— Governor Niger (@GovNiger) April 17, 2020

Meanwhile, 35 new cases of the coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Nigeria by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control on Thursday.