Lagos Police Impound 600 Vehicles, Arraign 78 over COVID-19 Directives Violations …List Sentenced Offenders

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Seventy-Eight offenders have been arrested by the police for violating the stay-at-home order of the Federal Government over the spread of COVID-19 in Lagos.

They were arraigned and sentenced at a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Yaba today.

The police, who also announced the seizure of over 600 vehicles that violated the order, released a full list of those sentenced by the Court to 30 days community service plus 14 days in isolation centre.

According to a statement from the state police spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana, the 78 suspects were arrested playing football on major streets and having group exercise in large number, thereby neglecting the principles of social distancing.

Elkana stated: “The suspects were arraigned in Chief Magistrate Court Yaba on one count charge of violating the social distancing directives of Lagos State Government contrary to Regulation 8(1)( a) &(b) and 17(1)(i) of Lagos State Infectious Disease (Emergency prevention) Regulation 2020. It is an offence punishable under Section 58 Public Health Law Cap P16 Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

“Seventy-Three of the suspects pleaded guilty to the charge while three pleaded not guilty. The Court ordered that all the suspects should be kept in Government Isolation Centres for 14 days and thereafter serve one-month community service. The three suspects who pleaded not guilty will, after observing the 14 days isolation, be brought to Court for trial.”

He listed the suspects arrested along Bush Street, along Gbagada Expressway, Ogudu, Iyana Iba, Ojo Road, Ebute Metta, Asimowu Street, Itire and Ajegunle as: 29-year-old Meeks John; Kingsley Jacob, 28, Anthony Fashanu, 28; Chukwuma Okwubaba, 28; Luke Eboro, 43; Kenneth Obasuyi, 64; Julius Joel, 41; Victor Tamund, 38; Egbo Nnamdi, 40; Fortune Sunday, 26; Faith Omoefe, 24; Abdulsalam Ahmed, 27; Rabiu Aslam, 20; Phil Omoefe, 32; Adetutu Adurogbanpa, 30; Gbadamosi Oluwakemi, 30; Segun Joshua, 24; years old, Amaka Chuks, 28; Edokpe Eric Emeka, 37; Ismaila Kareem, 24; Nduke Kingsley, 22; Barnabas James, 48; Adeleke Sunday, 37; Ibrahim Olaniron, 26; Daniel Oduma, 31; Bashua Oluwaseyi, 45; Folajin Ebunoluwa, 21; Folajin Feyi, 59; Joshua Oyenusi, 30; Adam Abdulrahman, 25; Ayomide Adenuga, 20; Omoniyi Oladayo, 37; Bamidele Stephen, 47; Chison Onwusoron, 18; Oloruntoba Aisha, 31; Okoye, 32, and Olagoke Onuoluwa, 28.

Others are Akeem Ikeoluwa, 43; Yakubu Musa, 27; Segun Michael, 27; Idris Abdulsalem, 22; Shittu Okikiola, 26; Adebayo Adewunmi, 44; Isiola Kazeem, 30; Ojo Moses, 21; Nzube Nwaenyi, 22; Kingsley Hosea, 28; John Christopher, 22; Saheed Lawal, 34; Chibuike Ogbor, 31; John Felix Adekanye, 30; Adekunle Peter, 28; Rilwan Babajide, 18; Bukola Oyekola, 30; Ubogu Kennedy, 30; Yusuf Lawal, 25; Olamide Wasiu, 17; Shares Isiaka, 24; Wisdom Edokpayi, 34; Duyilemi Micheal, 34; Ofen Francis, 30; Mukaila Babatunde, 19; Nwanga Sunday, 28; Chukwuma Ifeadi, 30; Kareem Akeem, 24; Chibuzor Okonkwo, 40; Tosin Oluwadamilare, 24; Zakariyu Mohammed, 29; Olasunkanmi Akanbi, 37; Babatunde Olafusi, 40; Idowu Amuza, 25; Kehinde Oke, 20; Dayo Adegoke, 20; Nachi Emeka, 18; Akpede Isaiah, 19; Akpede Joshua, 17; Akanbi Afeez, 18, and Tosin Oluwadamilare, 24.

Elkana asked members of the public to call the following numbers for information or complaints regarding non-compliance: 09010512285, 09010512286, 09010512287 and 09010512288.