After over 10 weeks of lockdown, Kaduna state Government relaxes lockdown on religious gatherings and markets with strict rules.

Governor Nasir El-Rufai announced this in a Nationwide broadcast on June 9, open businesses most have thermometers for temperature checks, sanitizers or hand washing equipments, and churches will only be open on Sundays and Mosques on Fridays.

"Businesses can reopen, subject to the provision of thermometers for temperature checks, sanitizers or hand washing equipment and physical distancing measures within all facilities. Working hours will be 9am to 3pm daily."

"church services are allowed only on Sundays and Mosques are allowed to conduct only Friday Jumat services, for the time being, subject to compliance with the safety stipulations above."

“Supermarkets and providers of personal services such as hair dressing and barbing salons can reopen,” he said

“Within the state, security checkpoints will be allowed only to enforce compliance with the night-time curfew. During the day, any violations of the adjusted quarantine order like failure to wear facemasks, etc., will be enforced by operation Yaki, KASTLEA, the vigilance service and our mobile courts,” he said.