{"id":40099,"date":"2020-05-12T10:19:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T09:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=40099"},"modified":"2020-05-12T10:19:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T09:19:39","slug":"army-boost-lagos-state-government-fight-against-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/army-boost-lagos-state-government-fight-against-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Boost Lagos State Government Fight Against Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40102\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0001-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0001-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0001-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0001-110x87.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0001-420x333.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0001-542x430.jpg 542w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0001.jpg 901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By: Okosun Dennis<\/p>\n<p>As part of its contribution to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, Nigerian Army on Monday donated several Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Lagos State government.<\/p>\n<p>The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division Major General Olu Irefin who made the presentation on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, said the presentation would have been done by the Army Chief himself if not that he had been occupied with the fight against insurgency in the north East.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40100\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0000-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0000-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0000-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0000-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0000-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0000-420x278.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0000-650x430.jpg 650w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-20200512-WA0000.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The items presented include; face mask, personal protection equipment and hand sanitizers which are essential for the protection of Lagosians from contracting the coronavirus disease.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>On behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, the GOC commended the efforts of Lagos State in curtailing the spread of the virus, noting that the world at large is aware of the efforts of State government.<\/p>\n<p>He said that he PPE and other items were produced by the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) in Nigeria, adding that alongside providing the items for the fight of the spread of corona virus, the Army has deployed its men to help monitor compliance of the regulations, especially the curfew which was imposed on Lagos between the hours of 8pm to 6am.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving the items on behalf of the Lagos State government, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Olusegun Ogboye thanked the Nigerian Army for the donation, adding that the items would enhence their efforts in combating the fight against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Ogboye averred that the items will be useful as they would properly been deployed to the frontline staff to ensure that they are properly protected.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis 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