The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Ministerial Enforcement Task-team on COVID-19 Restrictions on Tuesday arrested 29 commercial...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration , Ministerial Enforcement Task-team on COVID-19 Restrictions on Tuesday arrested 29 commercial motorcycle operators, popularly called Okada Riders, who were travelling in a truck from Lafia in Nasarawa State to Lagos.
According to the driver, Samaila Samiya the truck which was carrying fine stones used for making marbles and tiles was loaded in Taraba state and heading to Lagos, but that on getting to Lafia, he decided to pick the passengers after they pleaded to pay the sum of N2,000. Addressing journalists at the Eagle Square where those arrested were arraigned before a Mobile Court, Chairman of the Taskteam team, Ikharo Attah lamented that, “despite the series of arrests, prosecution and turning back of violators by the FCT Administration, many persons are yet to fully comply with the Presidential directive on interstate travel ban”.
“We in the Enforcement Team are very saddened by the way human dignity is trampled upon. How can the driver load passengers in a truck carrying stones to Lagos which is highly uncomfortable for the human body? We have seen also where persons are transported in between bags of beans, onions, fertilizers and even cement. In very sad cases, some even hide under cattle to evade arrest.
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