to partner with their religious and traditional rulers on the need to stop the spread. According to him, the council will do everything possible to prevent the pandemic in the area and the involvement of the leaders would be of great assistance." Our religion forbids fornication and we will use this vital tenet  of our religion to pass this information to our people. " We are always with our people and we will do everything humanly possible to mobilise them against the dangers of the pandemic," he said.Kabiru said that the local government was committed to public health, hence the need to take the awareness campaign to the rural areas. He called on the people to continue to live in peace with one another as more development plans were already in the pipeline.