The President, who gave the order in a nationwide broadcast on Sunday evening, stated that the lockdown would take effect from 11pm on the 30th of March 2020.
Ààrẹ sọ̀rọ̀ yìí lásìkò tó ń se ìgbóhùnsáfẹ́fẹ́, lááṣáálẹ́ ọjọ́ Àìkú, pé òfin wíwọlé tàbí jíjáde  yóò bẹ̀rẹ̀ ní aago mọ́kànlá, ọgbọ̀ọjọ́, oṣù kẹta, ọdún 2020.