Gbenro Adesina
About 50 people have been arrested by officials of the Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19 at a night club in Ilorin, the state capital.
The Chairman of Medical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 in the state, Dr Femi Oladiji, disclosed this on Saturday at the state’s quarantine centre in Ilorin where the suspects were kept.
He explained that the operation was led by the state Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19, Kayode Alabi.
According to him, the team got information that some people were clubbing at Kwara Hotel around 1:00 am, leading to the raid of the club where people between the ages of 20 and 30.
Oladiji said, “Around 2:00 am, we brought them to the Hajj camp (Quarantine Centre). We made them comfortable overnight, and early this morning, we took their samples for COVID-19.
“The arrest, which may lead to prosecution, is to send the signal that we cannot tolerate such conduct. Violations will henceforth attract a strong response from the government.”
It was said that the action of the clubbers violated the Kwara State Infectious Diseases Regulations, 2020, as well as the government’s subsisting ban on congregation beyond 20 people.
