-YOMMY AYILARA.
Kaduna Court Convicts 605 Lockdown Violators.
The Kaduna State court has sentenced 605 people for violating lockdown order in the state.
According to the Ministry of Justice, the culprits were sentenced between Thursday, the 7th of May and Friday, the 8th of May, 2020 for disobeying the lockdown order which was compelled on the 26th of March, 2020 to curtail the spread of corona virus.
AG Kaduna State
In a signed statement by Aisha Dikko, the Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General of Kaduna State, one million, nine hundred thousand naira was realized as fines from the convictions, and it was added that 41 offenders were given community service.
Kaduna state had however, set up mobile courts. These courts were set up on the 24th of April, to bring violators to book and to preserve public safety.
The mobile courts are located at Kakuri, Kawo and Magajin Gari, including Rigasa, Sabon Tasha and Maraban Rido as well as Rigachukun, Kaduna-Kano border, Abuja-Kaduna expressway.
Aisha added;
“A breakdown of the offences shows that people were convicted for not wearing face masks in public and violating the restriction of movement order.’’
According to her, Gabasawa mobile court had the increased number of convictions on the 8th of May, 2020, revealing that 75 violators were fined a total of N67,500 and the Abuja-Kaduna ‘Tollgate’ followed next with 66 convictions but with a higher fine of N529,500.
On the other hand, Magajin Gari mobile court had the lowest culprits of 17 people, who were fined N75,000 collectively. But the Sabon Tasha court had the lowest fines of N40,000.
Aisha also added that the violation of stay at home order and not wearing face masks attracts a fine of N5,000 each. ‘’On the other hand, not maintaining physical distancing attracts a fine of N7,000,’’ she added.
