The Covid-19 Enforcement Task Force in the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has begun enlightenment and enforcement of safety protocols in strategic places within the Territory to halt spread.
During the exercise, Chairman of the Task Force and FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma said the enforcement was reintroduced following the upsurge of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic in the FCT and the country at large.
He said the measures put in place would safe people from contracting the virus especially in public places.
Ciroma who led the combined team of key agencies, said, “it is the responsibility of all security personnel to go out and ensure that members of the public comply with the safety measures.”
According to him ” We have observe that most people don’t use nose mask, some drivers overload their vehicles. But the essence of obeying the safety guidelines is to curb spread especially in this second wave.
The CP said with the commencement of enforcement there would be adequate enlightenment, admitting that most of the residents are no longer adhering to the safety protocols.
Also Ikaro Attah, Head Publicity and Enlightenment, FCT COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force said the exercise is meant to halt the spread of the virus in Abuja and the people must comply.
“The purpose of this exercise is to make people key into the agenda to keep Abuja COVID-19 free especially the measures put in place by the government to safeguard lives,” he said.
Attah called on the residents to protect their lives by keeping to all the measures put in place.
He disclosed that, “today, Tuesday is the first day of the enforcement, we arrested about 20 persons and about 10 vehicles, but as the first day of enforcement we had mercy on them and ask them to go and sin no more”.
The enforcement exercise started at Eagle Square to Wuse market, Berger round-about, Federal Secretariat and terminated at Banex plaza in Wuse 2, Abuja.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
