Police arrest 77 night club fans for violating coronavirus protocols
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 71 anti-coronavirus protocols offenders at night clubs, as well as impounding eleven vehicles during a raid which took place in Lekki and Surulere areas of the State.
Penpushing reports that ,the Command Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi made this known on Tuesday, adding that the task force pounced on the suspects at night clubs on January 3 at about 3am for violating coronavirus orders
The police spokesman said the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had already instructed the Taskforce, Divisional Police Officers and other operational units in the command to go after the recalcitrant and deviant individuals who might want to violate the orders and bring them to book.
Penpushing further reports that, Adejobi the clubs raided by the Taskforce included: Folix Club, Lekki and Bench Bar, Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere, Lagos State, stressing that in addition, the Taskforce impounded eleven vehicles for violating the 12 midnight to 4am curfew and two vehicles for driving against the traffic on the same date.
Meanwhile,the Commissioner has ordered for immediate trial of the suspects and necessary sanctions for the owners of the impounded vehicles,and further directed that officers and men of the command must intensify efforts on total compliance with the COVID-19 guidelines and protocols as rolled out by the Presidential Taskforce and the Lagos State Government.
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