FG Slams Fresh Travel Restrictions On 100 Passengers

The Federal Government of Nigeria has placed a six months travel restriction on 100 passengers for flouting Covid-19 directives.
The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 made the announcement via its Twitter handle, yesterday.
The PTF also released the passport details of the defaulters.
The restrictions take effect from February 5 to July 30, 2021.
“Presidential Task Force sanctions 100 passports in Second Batch of those who failed to comply with the mandatory Day 7 post-arrival Covid-19 Test. PENALTY: six-month travel restriction from February 5 to July 30, 2021,” it tweeted.
PTF added that, “The Federal Government is placing travel restrictions on the following passports due to non-compliance with the mandatory day and post-arrival Covid-19 test.”
The passport numbers include, B00063844, A50128750, A11504760, A07207428, A08044740, A10738960, A09269867, A09396272, A08476897, A08842006, A08102161, A10346948, A10082718, A11283244, A11418415, A50091861, B00138571, A09693410, A50471933, A11579933, A10623633, A08819465, A10042799, A10104672, A10307424, A07552952, A11549813, A09996645, A08719456, A10459296, A08119742, A04999410, B00080280, A50205813, D00008901, A50312512, A10142156, A06215590, A08322557, A08478909, A09256191, A09624054, A07795566, A50118515, A11500953, A09203059, A05016165, B50005853, A10731323, A08488249, A50545035, A10424796, A11124891, B00097695, A10672825, A07879418, and A11362592.
Others are, B00003943, A10680700, A11550082, A07711925, A06913183, A50190426, B00039124, A08481525, A08642717, B00272319, 550032950, A107253307, A07970504, A09771815, A11164846, B00001323, A06565469, A50548683, A11257376, A10598342, A07221942, A11036245, A11499222, A50366555, A50449224, A50549845, A50556650, A00169529, A10702867, A07811862, A11523634, A50104182, 529038850, A09753777, A10560690, A08763403, A10707254, A11036735, A09323909, A09106943, A08613591, B00271013, and A09848305.
The same punishment was meted out, in January, on 100 travellers who failed to undergo the compulsory Covid-19 test after returning to the country.
The restrictions started from January 1, 2021, and would last till June 30, 2021.
The PTF said the defaulting passengers have been notified and will be prevented from travelling out of the country during the period.
The Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha, at its briefing said the passports will be suspended to serve as a deterrent to others.
Passengers arriving into the country are required to proceed on self-isolation and carry out a COVID-19 test seven days after arrival.
But some passengers failed to observe the compulsory isolation or present themselves for the PCR repeat test on day seven.
With new Covid-19 variants ravaging some countries, the PTF has become stricter with all measures to prevent importation of these variants.
As of Monday night, Nigeria has recorded over 140,000 cases of the infection and 1,673 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.