COVID-19 scare stalls trial of Offa bank robbery
Fears of COVID-19 have stalled continuation of trial of April 5th, 2018 Offa, bank robbery suspects at the Kwara state High Court.Heavily armed prisons officials with the suspects arrived the court premises at 9.05am but there were no officials to open the court room for them.
Investigations at the Ilorin High Court premises showed the state judiciary had been shut down due to COVID-19 pandemic. The circular reads: “It has been observed that the recent resumption of work in the state judiciary has led to an upsurge in the number of staff and members of the public trooping into the court premises without strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols put in place by the state technical committee on COVID-19 particularly as it relates to categories of workers allowed to attend office.
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