The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 71 suspects for violating COVID-19 restrictions during a raid it carried out on some night clubs in the state.
The raid was carried out on January 3, 2021, by a taskforce ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu.
A statement signed by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed that the raid was carried out on Folix Club at Lekki, and Bench Bar at Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere,
The statement said, on the same date, the taskforce impounded eleven vehicles for violating the 12 midnight to 4am curfew and two vehicles for driving against the traffic(one way).
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The immediate trial of the suspects and necessary sanctions for the owners of the impounded vehicles has been ordered by the Commissioner of Police.
He urged officers of the Command to intensify effort in ensuring total compliance with the COVID-19 protocols issued by the Presidential Taskforce and the Lagos State Government.
