Ekiti prosecutes 150 facemask defaulters
The Ekiti State Government on Thursday said it had arrested and prosecuted over 150 persons for defying its directives on mandatory use of face mask in the state.
Fapohunda said, “we have prosecuted over 150 face mask use violators in three days at the Special Offences Court set up to try the offenders. I wonder why these people have refused to comply with the regulations put in place to protect them from contracting COVID-19.“The violators, who are convicted, had been getting fines of between N3, 000 and N5, 000 each at the discretion of the magistrate in addition to community service.
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