COVID-19: Kwara police boss supervises enforcement on restrictions, deploys personnel

The Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, Friday personally supervised and deployed police personnel to enforce the partial restrictions order by the state government in the ongoing efforts to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.




According to the Kwara State police command’s spokesman, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, massive deployments have been effected “all over the state and enforcement is under the strict supervision of the commissioner of police himself.”

On the level of compliance, Okasanmi said, “You know it is just starting, compliance is, however, encouraging.




“The challenges most times is the tendency of some citizens to want to wait till the eleventh hour before complying, waiting to observe police action,” Okasanmi added Johnkesblog reports that most streets were deserted as early as 6 a.m with commercial vehicles including Okada and Keke Napep operators disappearing from the streets.

Security operatives in uniform were seen on major roads and at junctions stopping vehicles to identify occupants and their mission, with those on essential duty allowed to pass, while those who could not give genuine explanations turned back.




Major worship centres, and motor parks were also deserted but a few food stuff markets at Yoruba road and Zango-Kulende areas of Ilorin, the state capital were allowed to operate though with low patronage from buyers, including the Shoprite’s mall along Fate road.

However, banks opened their doors to attend to customers without any hindrance.

The state government had among other measures, asked civil servants to work from home, closed down schools and worship centres across the state as part of the measures to curtail the spread of the pandemic COVID-19.