Enugu to prosecute COVID-19 Violators

Violators of COVID-19 protocols in Enugu State may soon be prosecuted, as the Governor’s Task Force (GTF) on COVID-19 Containment, has announced its readiness to commence enforcement henceforth.

The Task Force Coordinator, Prince Chris Amalu, disclosed this at an event to end the second phase of sensitisation campaign and the need for residents to adhere strictly to safety protocols.

Amalu said his team had visited all the institutions, schools, markets in the three senatorial districts to enlighten the people on the need to adhere to safety protocols.

He said Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi had signed an Executive Order empowering the task force to apprehend anybody violating safety protocols.

Facilities visited as part of the exercise included Enugu State College of Education Technical (ESUT), Niger Foundation Hospital and Diagnostic Centre Independence Layout Enugu and Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu among others.

A member of the Task Force and Public Health Physician, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Dr. Chukwuma Igweagu, said the purpose of the visit was to sensitise the people on the need to continue to maintain prevention protocols.

He urged residents to make themselves available for the second dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine now going on in designated centres in the state.