Ademola Adeshina
A masquerade has been arrested in Ogun State for allegedly defying the state government’s directives on high-density gatherings aimed at curtailing the spread of Coronavirus disease.
The masquerade was apprehended after it allegedly confronted the policemen and threatened to deal with them if they insist on dispersing his followers.
Ogun State Police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, on Monday, said that the masquerade was apprehended, on Sunday, at Ijeja area, of Abeokuta, following a complaint from members of the public that some people have gathered in hundreds in the area.
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The gathering according to Oyeyemi was held to celebrate the masquerade festival in the area.
He added that the gathering created fear of massive spread of the disease in the mind of people in the area.
“Upon the report, policemen from Ibara Division moved to the area and warned the people to disperse but the masquerade confronted the policemen and threatened to deal with them if they insist on dispersing his followers.
“He was subsequently arrested and taken to the station where he was warned to be law-abiding before he was released on bail to a reliable surety.”
