COVID-19: Lagos Police Command arrest 1,872 violators of restriction order

&NewLine;<p>Operatives of Lagos State Command on enforcement of COVID-19 have&comma; in the last two weeks&comma; arrested 1&comma;872 violators&period; The suspects were charged to Mobile Court by the Command’s legal team at the State CID Yaba&period; 1&comma;833 accused persons pleaded guilty to the one count charge and were convicted&period; The remaining 39 accused persons pleaded not guilty and were remanded in Police Custody till the next adjourned date for hearing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This is contained in a release signed by &nbsp&semi;Bala Elkana&comma; Lagos Police Command Public Relations Officer and made available to OpenLife&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In the statement&comma; Elkana stated that 483 vehicles were impounded&comma; out of which 398 are private vehicles while 85 are commercial vehicles&period; 20 out of the commercial vehicles impounded are intercepted along the boundary communities on non essential interstate travel with 152 passengers who were equally arrested and charged to Court&period; The Command succeeded in impounding 704 Motorcycles for violating the suspension order on commercial motorcycles issued by the Governor&period; 73 Tricycles were impounded for violating the curfew&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;