By Our Correspondent

In furtherance to the measures being taken by the Federal and State Governments to contain the spread of Ebola Virus disease in Nigerian, the Ovie of Agbon Kingdom, Ogurimerime Ukori the 1st has directed that no funeral ceremony should be held in the kingdom for now.

In a statement signed by the Secretary of Agbon Traditional Council, Chief Emma Avworo, the Agbon Monarch has also banned religious crusades or nights vigils in the kingdom.

The statement directed that no corpse should be brought into Agbon Clan and warns everyone in the area to stop the consumption of all forms of bush meat especially bats till further notice.

The Agbon Monarch also directed the Council of Elders in all the six sub-clans of the kingdom to ensure compliances in their area.