The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Mobile Court on Monday in Abuja convicted 33 persons who were arrested and arraigned for not wearing face masks in public places within the city centre.
The convicts were said to have violated the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Health Protection Regulation, 2021, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Reports also said some of the violators who were convicted after pleading guilty to the charges read out by the prosecutor, were fined N2,000 each with an option of engaging in supervised community service.
The presiding Magistrate, Idayat Akanni, after counselling the convicts on the need to follow the COVID-19 protocols religiously, noted that those who pleaded not guilty would be remanded in a correctional facility.
She also allowed for those who pleaded not guilty to be bailed, if they can meet the bail bond of N10,000 each.
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Addressing journalists after the judgment, Mr. Ihkaro Attah, Head, Media, Publicity and Enlightenment of the FCT Ministerial Taskforce on Enforcement of COVID-19 Protocols, vowed that the taskforce would not be deterred in ensuring that the virus was defeated in the territory. (NAN)
