Edo convicts 16 for violating COVID-19 regulation
Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin
An Edo mobile court sitting in Benin and presided over by a Chief Magistrate, Bright Oniha, has convicted 16 people for disobeying the directive of the state government on compulsory use of face masks and restriction of movement between 10pm and 5am.
The convicts, after pleading guilty to the offence, were sentenced to three hours of community service on the premises of the Edo State High Court, Benin.
The chief magistrate discharged and acquitted three other persons – Blessing Imasuen, Abu Bala and Elvis Elechi.
He said one among the three accused was arrested inside his hotel room, while two others, who are bouncers, were arrested on the hotel premises, noting that the bouncers proved beyond reasonable doubt that they were at their duty post preventing customers from gaining entrance at the time of their arrest.
BENIN CITY – A mobile court sitting in Benin City presided over by Chief Magistrate Bright Eraze Oniha has convicted 16 persons for disobeying the directive of the Edo State Government on compulsory use of facemasks and restriction of movement between 10pm and 5am.
The convicted persons, after pleading guilty to the offence, were sentenced to three (3) hours of community service within the premises of the Edo State High Court, Benin City.
The Chief Magistrate discharged and acquitted three other persons including Blessing Imasuen, Abu Bala and Elvis Elechi.
He said one among the three accused persons was arrested inside his hotel room, while two others, who are bouncers, were arrested within their work premises, noting that the bouncers proved beyond reasonable doubt that they were at their duty post preventing customers from gaining entrance at the time of their arrest.