….impound 13 vehicles
In carrying out the enforcement of Covid-19 orders, the Lagos State Police Command, has arrested seventy one (71) suspects at night clubs, for violating COVID-19 orders at Lekki and Surulere areas of the state respectively.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, made this known in a Press Statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, CPS Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
The arrest was carried out at the early hours of 3rd Janauary 2021.
Odumosu had instructed the Taskforce, DPOs 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.
The clubs raided by the Taskforce included Folix Club, Lekki and Bench Bar, Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere, Lagos State.
In addition, the Taskforce impounded eleven (11) vehicles for violating the 12 midnight to 4am curfew and two (2) vehicles for driving against the traffic(one way) on the same date.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu has ordered for immediate trial of the suspects and necessary sanctions for the owners of the impounded vehicles.
He 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.
