17 Edo offenders convicted for violating COVID-19 protocol
An Edo Magistrate Court sitting in Oredo Magisterial District has convicted 17 persons for violating curfew imposed by the state government restricting movement between 10pm to 5am to check the spread of the second wave of COVID-19.
The Chief Magistrate of the mobile court, Bright Oniha, sentenced the violators to three hours of community service within the court premises as punishment after they all pleaded guilty.
The 17 suspects arrested and convicted are Emmanuel Chukwuka Abraham Timothy, Ikechukwu Ekeh, Festus Sylvester, Amadin Osazee, Owie Ben, Jessica Efe, Festus Osifo, Abigail Emmanuel, Samuel Sunny, Friday Iyoke, Chukudi John, Samuel Omobobule, Gift Obi, Ojo Ibrahim and Abdullahi Umar.
Among the convicted violators, nine persons were arrested at Adenyan, six in New Benin, and two others at Aduwawa, Benin.
The magistrate said the suspects were convicted for disobeying the restriction of movement order. (The Punch)
