The Lagos police command has announced the arrest of 620 persons,
including 39 at a strip club, who violated the lockdown in the state.
On
March 30, President Muhammadu Buhari had restricted movements in Lagos,
Ogun and Abuja to limit the spread of coronavirus. The president later
extended the lockdown by two weeks.
In a statement on Sunday,
Bala Elkana, Lagos police public relations officer, said those who
violated the lockdown order were arrested between April 21 and April 24,
2020.
“On 21/4/2020 at about 2000hours, acting on information,
operatives from Denton Police Station arrested 95 inter-state travellers
at Bhojson area, Ebute Metta in seven commercial buses with
registration numbers LG 91 BGT, Lagos to Benue; BDA 690 XA, Lagos to
Abuja; BGA 86 EA, Lagos to Abuja; LSD 459 XA, Lagos to Benue; LRN 105
YR, Lagos to Ilorin; LSD 81 XX, Lagos to Ilorin and BWR 975 PN, Lagos to
Abuja,” he said.
“The buses were impounded; the drivers and
passengers were charged to mobile court and sentenced accordingly. In
addition, 211 violators of lockdown order were arrested in different
parts of the State and also charged to court.
“On 23/4/2020 at
about 2230hrs, operatives from Maroko Police Station arrested 10
suspects for organising a party at Lekki Garden. The suspects were
arraigned in Court on three-count charges and found guilty as charged.
They were sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and community service, to
run concurrently.
“On April 24, 2020, at about 0130hours, acting
on credible intelligence, officers from Idimu Police Station arrested 39
persons in a hotel at Idimu for clubbing and striptease.
“Also,
on 24/4/2020 at about 2030hours, Enforcement team from the Rapid
Response Squad arrested one Suleiman Abubakar, the Imam of Sheik Central
Mosque, Mile 12 Ketu, for holding evening prayers (Maghrib and Isha
prayers) in the mosque with a large number of worshippers in violation
of social distancing regulations.”
According to the statement,
Hakeem Odumosu, the Lagos police commissioner, urged residents to
continue to be law abiding, and warned them against “spreading fake news
and recycling old videos on social media with new captions that suggest
that the incidents happened during the lockdown period in Lagos, mainly
to create panic”.
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