No fewer than 14 persons were on Wednesday sentenced
to prison by an Osun State Magistrate Court for breaching coronavirus
regulations in the state.
The convicts are
Adeoye Johnson, Ibrahim
Babatunde, Akinloye Lukman, Owolabi Afeez, Hammed Basharu, Akinwande Saheed,
Seun Agboola, Aribidesi Muideen, Sulaimon Ismail, Olaleye Moses, Alade Mayowa,
Muniru Bashiru , Sulaiman Basaru and Omodele Titilayo
The presiding Magistrate, Dr. OA Ayilara, convicted
all the accused persons on self-admittance.
Police Prosecutor in the matter, Inspector Adeoye
Kayode, had told the court that the convicts committed the offence on April 8,
2020, at about 11:30 a.m. in Osogbo, the state capital.
Kayode further explained that the convicts
disobeyed the state government lockdown and stay-at-home order.
The prosecutor added that the convicts did conduct
themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace by deliberately failing
to comply with the state government lockdown and stay-at-home order.
He said the offence was contrary to and punishable
under Section 203 and 249(D) of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. Il Laws of Osun
State of Nigeria 2002.
The accused persons pleaded guilty to a two-count
charge of disobedience to the lockdown order and conduct likely to cause breach
of peace slammed against them.
Handling down his ruling, Magistrate Ayilara
sentenced them to two months imprisonment or to pay a sum of N5, 000 each.
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