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COVID-19 Lockdown : Two defiant pastors in court for conducting fellowship on Sunday 

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The long arm of the law has caught up with two pastors who violated the stay-at-home order in Kaduna State to curtail COVID-19 spread.

Police arrested and arraigned the duo — Ifeanyi Ojonu and Giniki Okafor — before a magistrate’ s court for breaching the law.

The clerics were picked up at Sabin Tasha in Chikun Local Government Area of the state while holding Sunday service at their churches.
The court is yet give judgment.

Meanwhile, four youths have been allegedly killed in Trikania area of the state by the police over alleged violation of the current curfew.

A face-off between the youths and the Civilian Task Force who were enforcing the curfew in the community led to the deaths of the youths from gunshots.
The State Police spokesman, DSP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident and promised to issue an official statement after briefings from the Divisional Police Officer.

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