Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to initiate another lockdown after accusing church and market goers of flouting COVID-19 protocols.
With reports of a possible second wave of the virus spreading, Wike lamented that some people abandon facemasks, shun social distancing and hygiene measure because they do not believe that COVID-`9 is real.
As such, the governor, on Sunday, called for caution as he stressed on another possible lockdown if care is not taken.
“When you go to some churches, they don’t wear mask. Go to market, they don’t wear mask. They believe COVID is not real.
“It’s not real because it has not happened to you; nobody had died whom you know. When somebody has died and the person was close to you, you will know that COVID is real.
“If you don’t comply, I have no choice, but to shut down the churches; Pentecostal, Catholic, Anglican. I have no choice, because when you have it, who spends the money? It is the state that treats.
“So, we need to use the money for some other things, but not for this. Let us discipline ourselves and know that COVID is real. Let nobody tell you that there is nothing like COVID. It’s real,” he said.
