No fewer than twelve persons were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court for allegedly violating the Ekiti state government’s directives on Coronavirus.
The accused persons were brought before Chief Magistrate, Mr. Abdulamid Lawal for defying the sit-at-home directives given by the government.
Governor Kayode Fayemi had on Sunday announced that the state will be totally locked down with full restriction of human and vehicular movements commencing from Tuesday, as part of the strategic efforts to mitigate against the spread of Coronavirus pandemic.
The accused were two Egyptians, Mohammed Mustapha and Mahmud Ahmed, Oladapo Oyinlade, Matthew Oyinlade, Ogundana Gbenga, Sunday Ani and others.
The Director of Prosecution, Mr. Julius Odugbemi, told the court that Mustapha and Ahmed on April 1, 2020 flouted government stay-at-home directives for driving around the Ado-Ekiti metropolis without lawful excuses.
He added that the offence violated the Provisions of the Ekiti State Coronavirus (Prevention of Infection) Regulations, 2020 made pursuant to Section 8 of the Quarantine Act, Cap Q2, LFN