Two magistrate courts sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital have sanctioned over 70 persons for violating Governor Nyesom Wike's...
Two magistrate courts sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital have sanctioned over 70 persons for violating Governor Nyesom Wike’s sit-at-home and border restriction orders in the state.
They were arrested on May 1, 2020 and charged with one count charge bordering on violation of the Governor’s extant law on border restriction. While the drivers of the vehicles and their conductors were given fines ranging from N10, 000 and N30, 000, depending on the trial magistrate, the passengers were fined between N2000 and N5000 each.
The courts ordered that the charges must be paid before they could be allowed to regain their freedom, however mute on the request by the suspects to be allowed to go back to their states.
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