Lockdown violators: Ogun Impounds 517 vehicles, 109 motorcycles and 6 tricycles
By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA
Ogun State Government has announced that a total of 517 vehicles, 109 motorcycles and six tricycles have been impounded for breaching the Presidential directive on curfew within the same period of 8pm – 6am daily.
The Arrest of these violators became necessary in spite of the ten hours relaxation windows between 7am and 5pm allowed by Ogun State government for people to carry out their normal business activities in the state.
Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Friday while addressing newsmen at the Governor Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta about the update on his administration efforts in curbing the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the state.
The governor said: “In addition to that between May 4th and yesterday, 108 violators of the lockdown and other measures have been apprehended and prosecuted. They were promptly tried by the newly introduced mobile courts, with some of them made to pay fine, whilst some are undergoing community service
“Motorcycles and tricycles riders still carry more than the approved number of passengers of one and two respectively; and drivers of taxi cab and passenger buses are also culpable in this flagrant violations of the extant guidelines.
“The security agencies also intercepted migrants from other states, who defied the ban on interstate travels, and promptly turned them back at the state borders with other states.”
He however thanked the security agencies and the judiciary for the patriotic duties of apprehending and bringing to justice the violators whose activities are capable of undermining the collective wellbeing.
“We have continued to interface with the various Baales, Obas, opinion leaders and others in our border communities to report immediately any suspicious movement of people across the borders.
“In the same vein, we have also continued to interface with leaders of the various non-indigenous groups in Ogun State to educate their people on the prevailing laws and its consequences.
“This is just as we have reinforced the intelligence apparatus in the various non-indigenous settlements and markets especially at Ogere and Kara markets along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway; Olomore pepper market at Abeokuta; Eleweran onion and other markets in our major towns of Abeokuta, Ijebu Ode, Sagamu, Ilaro and Ota and many others,” governor Abiodun expressed.
