Due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has been addressed as a global pandemic by WHO, many countries have implemented stringent rules on protecting its citizens from the deadly virus and as well curtail the spread of the pandemic. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has added their voice on the need to implement the various lockdown order in different states across Nigeria.
In Nigeria, many states has implemented total lockdown, such states like Lagos, which is the epicenter of the virus in Nigeria has implemented a directive of dusk to down lockdown, but some Nigerians have flouted the lockdown order in different states.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will impound vehicles of the violators of the 7.00 p.m to 7.00 a.m curfew in Ondo State Government against the spread of novel Coronavirus.
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Mr Olusegun Aladenika, the FRSC Unit Commander in Ore, said on Thursday in Ore that the violators would also be prosecuted by the mobile court to be instituted by the state government.
Aladenika said that FRSC personnel were already enforcing the curfew and that motorists had been complying with the order since it began last week.
“Our personnel have been enforcing the curfew and generally motorists in the state have been complying with the curfew imposed by the state government against the spread COVID-19 pandemic.
“We will impound any vehicle who flouts this curfew, and the driver will also be prosecuted at the mobile court which will be instituted by the state government,” he said.
The FRSC boss, however, advised motorists to comply with the order.He said that it was for the well-being of citizens of the state to contain the spread of Coronavirus.
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