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

Operatives of Lagos State Command on enforcement of COVID-19 have, in the last two weeks, arrested 1,872 violators. The suspects were charged to Mobile Court by the Command’s legal team at the State CID Yaba. 1,833 accused persons pleaded guilty to the one count charge and were convicted. The remaining 39 accused persons pleaded not guilty and were remanded in Police Custody till the next adjourned date for hearing.

This is contained in a release signed by  Bala Elkana, Lagos Police Command Public Relations Officer and made available to OpenLife.

In the statement, Elkana stated that 483 vehicles were impounded, out of which 398 are private vehicles while 85 are commercial vehicles. 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. The Command succeeded in impounding 704 Motorcycles for violating the suspension order on commercial motorcycles issued by the Governor. 73 Tricycles were impounded for violating the curfew.