By Raymond Gukas, Jos
Plateau State Government has set up 10 mobile courts to try violators of the order of the total lockdown which will last one week from Thursday, April 9.
The state commissioner of information and communication, Dan Manjang disclosed this in a press release on Thursday.
He said the establishment of the mobile courts was meant to ensure enforcement and compliance to the directive of government which is aimed at protecting the citizens from the Coronavirus pandemic and also ensuring that the entire state is fumigated.
“Members of the public are therefore advised to comply with the “no movement” order while those exempted because of their essential services are to carry their identify cards at all times,” he declared.
Meanwhile, Governor Simon Lalong has appealed to citizens to bear with this unusual situation and make sacrifices because the problem is not peculiar to Plateau State, but is a global challenge.
He then urged security agencies to be firm in enforcing compliance while remaining professional and to “observe all rules of engagement.”
He however warned that “any security personnel who overreaches his mandate by engaging in corrupt conduct or brutality will be held accountable.”
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