Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, turned back unvaccinated staff members from its headquarters.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise, which started at about 7a.m., saw staff of the anti-graft agency without COVID-19 vaccine cards or evidence of being vaccinated being turned back home.
NAN reports that those who were able to provide the evidence of vaccination were allowed into the office.
The enforcement of the mandatory vaccination comes amid fears of the new Omicron variant.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed that three cases of the variant have been confirmed in the country.
The agency said the three cases of the variant were discovered through genomic sequencing, linking the cases to three passengers from South Africa.
Addressing journalists on the reason for the enforcement, the secretary of the Commission, Mr George Ekpungu said the exercise was necessary since reports on the emergence of Omicron variant into the country.
He said the Chairman of EFCC, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa had given the directive for the enforcement to ensure all staff was being vaccinated.
Ekpungu said that the Chairman felt, as the leading anti-corruption agency, they needed to also lead the part in the enforcement of this new directive and compliance.
“You will agree with me that the cases of COVID-19 are on the increase worldwide and we must be on the lookout in order to ensure that our staff is safe.
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