The Governor of Rivers State, NYESOM WIKE, has ordered the arrest of two helicopter pilots for allegedly violating the Executive Order issued by the state government to curb the spread of corona virus in the state.

They have also been remanded in prison by a Port Harcourt Magistrate Court, even as the governor declared that he is willing to set aside his immunity to testify against anyone who violates the state’s border closure regulations.

He said this at the office of the state Commissioner of Police in Rivers, MUSTAPHA DANDAURA, in Port Harcourt, following the arrest of the pilots whom the Governor said had illegally transported expatriates to the state.

According to the Flight Crew Association of Nigeria, the pilots were operating essential oil and gas services, as approved by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)’s notice to airmen.