LASG tries 65 Covid-19 curfew violators in mobile court

 LASG tries 65 Covid-19 curfew violators in mobile court

By Abolaji Adebayo

 

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has arraigned 65 offenders at the Special Offences (Mobile) Court for disregarding ‘Covid-19 Mid-night Curfew’ on new year day.

The chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye disclosed that the offenders were arrested around Lekki, Surulere and Ikeja during a midnight enforcement operations on new year day as directed by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police CP Hakeem Odumosu.

The Chairman disclosed further that 11 vehicles were also impounded for committing the same offence.

He stated that the Lagos State Government will not hesitate in bringing the full weight of the law to bear on any person or organization caught breaching ‘Public Health Regulations and Protocols’ with regards to the COVID-19 disease.

He said: “If we don’t do these, the surge will continue and with the new strain of COVID19 which is becoming much more difficult to handle than the old strain, the Lagos State Government will continue to insist and encourage Lagosians to please obey all the COVID19 Protocols.”

He however urged citizens to always wear face masks at all times, properly wash or sanitize their hands and practice physical distancing in compliance with COVID19 safety guidelines.

Meanwhile, all the 65 arraigned offenders were fined N20,000 each with additional one hour ‘Community Service’ after they all pleaded guilty to the one count charge of breaching the curfew order in contrary to ‘Regulation 15 (3a-d) of the Lagos State Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulation 2020’

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Also, owners of the 11 impounded vehicles were fined N50,000 each by the court.

Magistrate Lateef Layeni, Magistrate Shakirat Obasa and Magistrate Oluwatosin Fagboun of the Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court presided over the matter.

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