A leading rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana has again come to the defence of violators of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown regulations, who were brutalised and killed by security agents, saying the law is clear on the penalty for such violations.
In a statement on Sunday, the senior advocate of Nigeria pointed out that the prescribes N200 fine and/or six-month jail term for violators, not extra-judicial killing as reported in Delta State or brutalisation of violators as displayed in many viral video clips, in the preceding week.
“Last week, some video clips which were in circulation, exposed the horrendous physical attacks unleashed on members of the public by a number of armed troops….
Source: Nigerian Tribune
