the Lagos State Government on January 1, 2021.
The Lagos State Government has arraigned 65 offenders at
the Special Offences (Mobile) Court for violating the midnight
curfew imposed on residents of the state to curb the spread of the
COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Head, Public
Affairs Unit of Lagos State Task Force, Adebayo Taofiq, the
suspects were being tried for moving on new year day despite the
curfew in the state.
“The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences
(Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) today arraigned 65 offenders at the
Special Offences (Mobile) Court over movement during ‘Covid19
Mid-night Curfew’ on new year day in Lagos,” the statement partly
read.
According to the Chairman of the Agency, Shola Jejeloye, the
suspects “were arrested around Lekki, Surulere and Ikeja during a
midnight enforcement operation on new year day as directed by the
Lagos State Commissioner of Police CP Hakeem Odumosu.”
Jejeloye said that 11 vehicles were also impounded for movement
during the mid-night curfew, adding that that the state government
will not hesitate in bringing the full weight of the law to bear on
any person or organisation caught breaching ‘Public Health
Regulations and Protocols’ with regards to the COVID19 disease.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
“If we don’t do these, the surge will continue and with the new
strain of COVID19 which is becoming much more difficult to handle
than the old strain, the Lagos State Government will continue to
insist and encourage Lagosians to please obey all the COVID19
Protocols,” he said.
swordpress.ng ojoojoo.com search: COVID-19: Edo
Records 113 Recoveries, Five Deaths Since December
While asking citizens to always wear face masks at all times,
Jejeloye advised Lagos residents to properly wash or sanitize their
hands and practice physical distancing in compliance with COVID-19
safety guidelines.
Meanwhile, all the 65 arraigned offenders have been fined
₦20,000 each with an additional one hour ‘Community Service’ after
they all pleaded ‘guilty’ to the one-count charge of breaching the
curfew order in contrary to ‘Regulation 15 (3a-d) of the Lagos
State Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulation
2020’
Magistrate Lateef Layeni, Magistrate Shakirat Obasa and
Magistrate Oluwatosin Fagboun of the Lagos State Special Offences
(Mobile) Court who presided over the matter fined the owners of the
11 impounded vehicles ₦50,000 each.
Read more https://swordpress.com.ng/2021/01/06/covid-19-lagos-govt-arraigns-65-for-violating-midnight-curfew/
First City Monument Bank(FCMB) has mandated its Managing
Director, Mr. Adam Nuru to proceed on a leave pending the
determination of the probe being conducted over alleged unethical
conduct, According to TheCable report[1].
![image](/2020/10/lawreport.jpg")
Nairalaw recalls that a Group had earlier ignited a
petition to the CBN & FCMB Board, demanding the sack of the MD.
![image](/2020/10/NWLRland.jpg")
This is based on the allegation that the MD foisted a state of
depression on a deceased husband of a former employee, resulting in
his death.
It was alleged that the MD had an illicit affair with the
deceased wife which produced two children, which the deceased
husband thought was his, not until the wife traveled to America
when she later disclosed the fact that the children are not for
him.
This incident coupled with some other things allegedly resulted
in the death of the deceased person.
Meanwhile, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) had earlier issued an
official statement regarding the controversies against its Managing
Director, Mr. Adamu Nuru.
The bank noted that it is “aware of several stories circulating
across several social media platforms about our Managing Director
Adam Nuru, a former employee Ms Moyo Thomas and her deceased
husband, Mr. Tunde Thomas”.
In addition, the bank added that the review will cover
likelihood of ‘any violations of our code of ethics and the
adequacy of these code of conduct ethics’, adding that same will be
done with urgency and ‘immediately’.
In the light of the above, the bank is reported to have asked
the MD proceed on leave with a view to having an effective
probe.
It was reported that the decision to ask him proceed on leave
came pursuant to the recommendation of the panel probing the
allegation against the MD.