The riders called on security agencies to implement stronger security measures to curb the menace.
Mr Barde said the darkness provided opportunities for criminals to operate in the community.
The FCT mandate secretary, Dr Dolapo Fasawe, said the task force would remain operational as long as women continued giving birth in the territory.
EHCON has urged Nigerians to prioritise environmental sanitation, personal hygiene and other preventive measures to reduce the burden of disease transmission.
The federal government has begun paying the newly introduced exit benefit for retiring federal civil servants, with about N1.1 billion paid to 175 retirees.
The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has convicted and sentenced a fake spiritualist, Solomon Odigie Moses, to one year in prison.
Nigeria has assumed the leadership of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34).
Ms Fasawe said two deaths were recorded among the five confirmed cases.
The NRC Chief Public Relations Officer, Callistus Unyimadu, said this in a statement on Thursday.
The police said the victim was currently receiving medical attention for the injuries sustained.
