Court Fines 172 Arrested At Cubana Nightclub N6.8m

A mobile court sitting in Oshodi has convicted 172 persons arrested by the state police command for violating COVID-19 protocols.
The state police command said on Monday that the presiding judge ordered each of the 172 violators to pay a fine of N40,000.

A mobile court sitting in Oshodi has convicted 172 persons arrested by the state police command for violating COVID-19 protocols.

The state police command said on Monday that the presiding judge ordered each of the 172 violators to pay a fine of N40,000, and also sentenced them to community service.

The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, while parading the violators at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday, said the 172 persons were arrested during a raid on the Cubana Nightclub, Victoria Island, on Saturday.

“Despite all the efforts and COVID-19 policies being rolled out by the government, most youths, who are leaders of tomorrow, still find it difficult to comply. Self-compliance is what matters most; the ladies and gentlemen here were arrested around 2am on Saturday at the Cubana Nightclub on Victoria Island.

“When we got there, 172 violators were inside one club and were not observing social distancing. We have footage of them in the club and aiding the spread of COVID-19.

Cubana Nightclub

“We will charge them and we will comply with whatever decision the court makes. Our job is to get them arrested for violating COVID-19 regulations and present them before the court of law. It is at the discretion of the magistrate or the presiding judge to decide the judgment that will be meted out to them,” Odumosu said.

The police commissioner, while stating that clubbing had been banned in the state, said efforts were on to apprehend the owner of the club for prosecution.