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Wike Orders Arrest of Pilot for Flying into Rivers

  • Date of Occurrence
    April 7, 2020
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    Rivers State, Nigeria
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A Port Harcourt chief magistrates’ court yesterday remanded two pilots of Carveton Helicopters, Samuel Ugorji and Samuel Buhari, in prison custody for allegedly intentionally disobeying the Executive Order issued by the Rivers State Governor aimed at checking the spread of coronavirus in the state.

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  • Date of Occurrence
    2020-04-07
  • State/Country
    Rivers State
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    https://www.sunnewsonline.com/covid-19-court-remands-2-pilots-for-contravening-executive-order/
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