COVID-19: The federal capital territory administration (fcta) seal bars, arrest 8 violators impersonating army officers
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| Federal Capital Territory Administration |
Eight people were arrested by the
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Ministerial Task Team on the
enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions for violation of the curfew imposed on the
territory for impersonating Army officers.
During Thursday's briefing in Abuja,
Mr. Ikharo Attah, Chairman of the Task Force, said that the rapists who were
arrested in Kubwa and Dutse Alhaji Districts of the FCT would be brought before
the Mobile Courts.
He reported that some of those
arrested had been caught drinking in bars and gardens. He said that the team
arrested a bar operator at the Second Gate, Dutse-Alhaji, who claimed to be a
soldier, but on questioning admitted that he was lying to escape arrest.
Also, at Dutse Makaranta, the beer
parlour, which was fully operational a few minutes after 10 pm, was closed
down.
He said that the manager of the place
also claimed that the place was owned by a serving Major in the Nigerian Army,
adding that they had decided to operate in the early hours due to the
occupation of the owner.
The chairman, however, added that the
level of compliance with the night curfew in Kubwa and Dutse areas were very
high.
He said, unlike Lugbe, where we went a
few days ago, most of the well-known nightclubs and bars in Kubwa and
Dutse-Alhaji were closed down.
Vehicle movements were very small and
made up mostly of those on the exemption list. The level at which some
residents of Dutse Alhaji and Makaranta parade as military personnel even
though they are not allowed to stop.
The Chef claimed to be a soldier while
the manager of the beer parlour said the place belongs to an Army Major. This
has to stop immediately. Citizens will not drag the name and reputation of the
army into the water.
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