A corpse for burial in Kogi State has been seized by the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for breaching its orders on dusk- to- dawn curfew.

The curfew in addition to the ban on social gathering was to curb the spread of COVID-19 at beer parlours, night clubs and other social places.

Also confiscated were over 50 buses conveying passengers to different parts of the county.

The Task Force on COVID-19 in Ondo made the arrests while monitoring compliance at the borders.

Sources say the corpse was in transit to Kogi State from Lagos State for burial when the Task Force arrested the hearse conveying it.

Speaking to newsmen, Special Adviser to the Governor, Tobi Ogunleye, said the vehicles were apprehended for violating the directive on curfew in the state and regulation on overloading including travelling interstate.

Ogunleye said some security operatives were frustrating efforts to curb COVID-19 by allowing travellers into the state.

He stated that an Airforce officer, who became a commercial driver, during the curfew hours was arrested.

The passengers in the buses said they were returning to their villages in Kano State so that they could feed because ‘Lagos is now dry’.

A special team was organised to escort the travellers to the borders to enable them to continue their journey.