COVID-19 protocols violation: Club owner arrested, charged to court by police in Lagos

The owner of Club Victoria’s, located at Ajose Adeogun, Mr Owede Bruno, has been arrested by Lagos State Police Command, for allegedly violating COVID-19 protocols in the state.
The 42-year-old club owner was apprehended when the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu led a team of policemen to raid some clubs on January 9, 2021 at about 1.30a.m.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, January 13, the state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed that 143 club members and strippers were arrested, while 34 cars were impounded. Adejobi added that the arrested people had been charged to court.
“The Commissioner of Police has ordered for the arrests of club owners who encourage fun seekers and those who go to clubs to patronise the owners, despite the spike in the recorded cases of the pandemic, and preventive protocols put in place in Lagos State.
“The suspect has been charged to court on a four-count charge, according to the provisons of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, at Ebute Metta Magistrates’ Court today, January 13, 2021,” the PPRO added.
Adejobi said that the Commissioner of Police reiterated the command’s readiness to consistently go after violators of COVID-19 protocols, including club owners, who had been recalcitrant.
Odumosu warned the general public against the violation and/or disregard for the preventive measures and protocols being put in place by the government, to halt the spread of the pandemic in the state.
Promising to intensify the enforcement of law in the state, as well as COVID-19 protocols, the state police boss assured residents that policing the state would be all-inclusive and people-oriented, in accordance with international policing standards.