The Kano State Police Command said it had arrested 45 persons for violating the lockdown order in the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Habu Sani , disclosed this while giving an update on the enforcement of lockdown imposed on the state.
He said 15 of the suspects who posed as Muslim clerics , were apprehended for conducting Friday Jumat prayers in violation of the state lockdown order , pointing out that they had been convicted .
The commissioner , who is the Chairman , Security Committee on COVID -19, said 30 other persons arrested for the same offence had been convicted.
“ We are going to deploy community policing for enforcement to make the people realise the implications of what they are doing, ” he added .
Meanwhile, one of the three patients who tested positive for COVID -19 in Kano State and went into hiding , has been arrested.
The Director , Infection Control AKTH and Chairman , Risk Communication Committee on COVID -19, Prof. Isah Abubakar , confirmed the arrest on Wednesday.
He said the patient had been taken to one of the three isolation centres in Kano , while the remaining fleeing patients were still being trailed .