Osun State government has sentenced over 100 violators of the safety protocols against Covid-19 spread to community service of various degrees.
Members of the enforcement team stormed the popular Olaiya Junction, Old Garage and other strategic locations to enforce the safety protocols and arrest the violators.
The Chairman of the enforcement team and the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Adebayo Adeleke said the action was in line with the government’s commitment to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in the state.
Mr Adeleke who decried the surge in the number of confirmed cases of the pandemic, noted that the punitive measures were being taken to rescue the state and her citizens from the scourge.
He called on residents to comply with government’s directives on safety measures so as to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the state.
In a remark, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Mrs Abiodun Ige said members of the team were out to put a permanent stop to the violation of Covid-19 safety protocols.
In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mr Francis Omisade sentenced the first batch of one hundred violators to five days community service with an option of 2,000 naira fine.
Wasiu Ajadosu
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