The Anambra State government says it has established mobile
courts to prosecute violators of COVID-19 guidelines.
The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment,
Mr Don Adinuba, who disclosed this in a statement, said those to be
prosecuted include people not wearing facemasks, those violating
the social distancing protocol and interstate travel ban among
others.
He said, “To protect Anambra from the untoward behaviour of
these people which has colossal consequences, the state government
has decided to set up mobile courts in various parts of the state
to try offenders.
“The details of how the mobile courts will carry out their
duties are being worked out by the Ministry of Justice.
“We will continue to work together to make Anambra State remain
the safest place in Nigeria and elsewhere in every sense.”
He added that the government has also decided to set up a
COVID-19 taskforce in each of the 326 wards in the state and that
members will comprise of the Ministry of Health liaison officers,
the officer in charge of the main primary healthcare in the ward,
the youth leader in the ward, the woman leader in the ward, the
development ward chairman and the councillor of the ward who will
head it.
“Both task forces are to take to the grassroots the message of
the dangers of COVID-19 and how to prevent the spread of the
contagion.
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“In view of the above, members of our various communities are
enjoined to provide relevant information to the task forces in the
LGAs and in the 326 wards in Anambra State.
“Relevant information includes the presence of strangers in
their midst, the return of persons who have in the last two weeks
been to states with high incidences of the coronavirus pandemic and
individuals who exhibit such COVID-19 symptoms as dry cough,
constant sneezing and shortness of breath. They may report such
cases to their community leaders like town union presidents general
and traditional rulers.”
Adinuba explained further that the state’s second COVID-19 case
was reported to the state by concerned individuals after he
returned to the state from Kano and that it has led to the
discovery of the last three cases declared in the state.
The Anambra State government says it has established mobile
courts to prosecute violators of COVID-19 guidelines.
The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment,
Mr Don Adinuba, who disclosed this in a statement, said those to be
prosecuted include people not wearing facemasks, those violating
the social distancing protocol and interstate travel ban among
others.
He said, “To protect Anambra from the untoward behaviour of
these people which has colossal consequences, the state government
has decided to set up mobile courts in various parts of the state
to try offenders.
“The details of how the mobile courts will carry out their
duties are being worked out by the Ministry of Justice.
“We will continue to work together to make Anambra State remain
the safest place in Nigeria and elsewhere in every sense.”
He added that the government has also decided to set up a
COVID-19 taskforce in each of the 326 wards in the state and that
members will comprise of the Ministry of Health liaison officers,
the officer in charge of the main primary healthcare in the ward,
the youth leader in the ward, the woman leader in the ward, the
development ward chairman and the councillor of the ward who will
head it.
“Both task forces are to take to the grassroots the message of
the dangers of COVID-19 and how to prevent the spread of the
contagion.
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“In view of the above, members of our various communities are
enjoined to provide relevant information to the task forces in the
LGAs and in the 326 wards in Anambra State.
“Relevant information includes the presence of strangers in
their midst, the return of persons who have in the last two weeks
been to states with high incidences of the coronavirus pandemic and
individuals who exhibit such COVID-19 symptoms as dry cough,
constant sneezing and shortness of breath. They may report such
cases to their community leaders like town union presidents general
and traditional rulers.”
Adinuba explained further that the state’s second COVID-19 case
was reported to the state by concerned individuals after he
returned to the state from Kano and that it has led to the
discovery of the last three cases declared in the state.