Violators of Covid-19 protocols risk 6 months in jail, Lagos govt warns

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The Lagos State Government says violators of Covid-19 protocols in the state could spend six months in jail.

The government made this known in a statement signed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday.

Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had last week signed an executive order making the wearing of face masks in public compulsory in the country.

This followed a surge in cases of coronavirus as Nigerians continue to flout preventive measures.

According to the order, which was signed on January 27, all Nigerians should wear face masks at all gatherings and keep a physical distance of at least two metres.

Sanwo-Olu warned that a “breach of the provisions of the Presidential Regulations attracts upon summary conviction, a fine or six months imprisonment and or both.”

He also said that “our enforcement agencies have been appropriately tasked to ensure maximum compliance.”

The governor, however, enjoined “Lagosians to continue to observe all laid down guidelines and protocols issued by both the state and federal governments for the effective containment and treatment of the novel coronavirus disease.”

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