COVID-19: Police in Kwara hail compliance with govt. lockdown directive
Compliance
By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo
Ilorin, March 30, 2020 (NAN) The Police Command in Kwara has commended the residents for “a near 100 per cent” compliance with the stay-at-home order of the state government to forestall the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, made the commendation in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Monday.
Okasanmi said that although the people had achieved “a near 100 per cent compliance” with the government directive, some had yet to fully obey the order.
According to him, in spite of efforts by the command to ensure total compliance, some “unscrupulous commercial motorcyclists, tricyclists and commercial motorists” are bent on sabotaging government measures.
“The command will do everything within the ambit of the law to ensure that the laudable efforts of government and those of the police to enforce compliance are not frustrated.
“The command also wishes to use this opportunity to advise peddlers of fake news to please go on holiday at this time.
“Coronavirus is a respecter of nobody and surely, fake news or unfounded allegations against those who are fighting the scourge are not what is needed at this time to defeat the virus.
“We are all to ensure that only the right pieces of information are disseminated to the public,” he stated.
He said that circulating falsehood or unsubstantiated allegations against the law enforcement agencies at present would do no good to the efforts of government in this regard.
“The command will appreciate good citizens with genuine reasons to complain against police actions directly to the Commissioner of Police, and not resort to the mischief of unfounded social media tantrum.
“The commissioner of police can be reached on the following phone numbers: 08060072069 and 08125275046.
“This is not the time to hate, but to love. We should all be united in the battle against the scourge of coronavirus in our country,” he stated.
The PPRO appealed to all residents to strictly obey every directive of government at this critical time. (NAN)
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Edited by Moses Solanke/Ejike Obeta