Facemasks: Ogun state police goes tough on violators, set to begin arrests

The Ogun State Police Command is to commence arrest of residents who flout the order of compulsory use of facemasks and social distancing order, as well as motorists who still carry more than approved number of passengers.

Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known in a statement on Thursday, pointing out that the police has observed with dismay the flagrant disobedience to the government directives.

The statement emphasized that the order   made it compulsory for everybody to always put on face mask when moving around within the State in order to mitigate the spread of the deadly Coronavirus.

‘The Command also observed that commercial vehicles and motorcycles are still in the habit of overloading their vehicles with passengers thereby disobeying the directive on social/physical distancing which is capable of jeopardizing the efforts of the government in war against COVID 19 pandemic’, he stated

Penpushing further reports that, the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson appealed to the residents  to adhere strictly with these directives, declaring that anybody caught moving around without face mask will be apprehended and dealt with in accordance with the law.

‘The Command has also directed its personnel across the State to henceforth arrest any vehicle or motorcycle that is caught carrying more than the required passengers, while such vehicles or motorcycles will be impounded, the driver/rider will be prosecuted. The Command hereby enjoined all and sundry to cooperate with the government so that we will jointly fight the pandemic to stand still’.