By Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
The Special Court set up in Kwara State to try and recaciltrant people who flout lockdown law have convict three people.
The court, which was earlier constituted by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Suleiman Kawu commenced it’s sitting on Tuesday had some who were apprehended and arraigned before it.
Three persons were arrested for violating the lockdown order made by the government, they were sentenced to a month community service.
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The Magistrate Court that is doubling as the court to handle the lockdown laws found them guilty of breaching the set government order.
The convicts were: Amos Philip, Babangida Dontatin and Baraye Abel, all of Sawmill Area in Ilorin, the State capital.
The convicts had pleaded guilty to the offences and pleaded with the court to tamper justice with mercy for them promising not to do such again.
Prior to their conviction of the defendant, the prosecutor, Inspector Nasir yusuf prayed the court to try them summarily since they pleaded guilty to the offences.
However, Chief Magistrate Bio Salihu convicted the defendants for the offences of failure to comply with restriction order imposed by the government, obstruction of a public officer carrying out his duties to enforce restriction order.
The Judge also said the offenders were disobedient to order duly promulgated by government.
Consequently, the court ordered them to sweep the High Court premises, Ilorin for the next 30 days beginning from Thursday 16th April.
They were arrested by a team of Police Operatives, ‘B’ Division, Ilorin engaged to enforce the restriction order of Kwara State Government aimed at checking the spread of COVID-19 virus in the State.
The Police First Information Report (FIR) had stated that the convicts committed the offences which contravened Regulation 17 Paragraphs (1) (i) & (iii) of Kwara State Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020 and Section 152 of Penal Code Law.
