Lockdown: Police arrest 35 persons, impound 13 vehicles in Lagos
No fewer than 35 person were arrested on Wednesday by the State Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department, SCID, Yaba Lagos, on the streets of Lagos, for violating the Federal Government’s sit-at-home directive, aimed at curtailing the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Among those arrested were youths who hijacked the restriction on vehicular movements to turn most streets of Lagos into football pitches. Others were a group of persons on the exercise routine.
In Alapere, 13 vehicles were impounded by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS).
The squad led by The Commander, DSP Olatunji Disu also dispersed a group of over 150 youth observing physical exercise in Ketu–Alapere.
The vehicles, which included three cars, seven buses and three 4-wheel drives were caught carrying passengers who did not have valid excuses of being on the road.
The Commander, who was leading a team of police officers on the intensification of enforcement of COVID 19 stay at home to Lagos Island detoured at Ketu – Alapere where a long queue of vehicles was making their way towards Ojota Bridge inward Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, had yesterday evening directed the Commander, RRS and Area Commanders in the State to supervise and intensify enforcement of the Stay at home directives on COVID 19.
The Commander had earlier directed his men to disperse over 150 youths who had equally converged in front of Samuel Gbadebo Adegboyega Village beside The Apostolic Church, Alapere.
Some of the youths, who claimed to be residents of the village and Ketu – Alapere were in their large numbers doing morning physical exercises before the police got to the area.
After being addressed on the essence of the government’s stay at home order, some of the youth still refused to go home until the RRS Commander directed his officers to form a wall, walked the youth down the road before they eventually dispersed.
While vehicles with valid excuses and identifications were allowed passage, some of the buses that were arrested stated that they were heading to Ibadan with their passengers.
All the vehicles have been handed over to Alapere Divisional Police Station.
