By Peter Akpah
Covid-19 lock down over 10 persons convicted for violating the lock down order Hon Mafeng Gwallson disclose this to journalist and some members of the monitoring team of covid-19plateau in his local government Riyom according to him so many people felt Riyom LGA is just a place where they can pass and creat bush part because is a border way to the state.
The chairman of Riyom Hon Mafeng Gwallson who despite the rain came out to monitor the complaints of the lock down order said he is there to make sure there is a total lock down as directed by the governor he said no matter your status you most obey law and order, and he is not taking anything likely and among the violators are some people coming from Abuja who where arrested and tried by the mobile court and fined and he ask them to go back to where they are coming from after paying the charges and according to him there is total complaint to the lock down by the people of Riyom
Hon Mafeng who brief the monitoring team about some of the local government activities and measures taken so far said they have been receiving information on how some people bribe there way in and some creating bush part just to boycott the security check so with that they develop a strategy to mount the road at all corners since they will end up coming back to the roads that was why they are able to rest the Diffaulters.
According to him they have been embarking on sesitazation of the people of his local government through their counsellors, educating them about the danger of exposing themselves out side mostly to visitors that is the reason for the high complaint he said, and he also said the Riyom LGA most people are farming perishable food such as tomatoes, cabbage, etc and to soften the ground for some of them for the safety of their crops he said such people are allowed to go and water their farms as long as they are not more than one person the simple reason he said there is life after the lock down and most people that is thier livelihood and their only source.
Hon Mafeng also use the opportunity to thank the security agencies the vigilante and the members of his task force for the wonderful work they have been doing even before the lock down and he also call on the good people of Riyom to continue to remain law abiding and keep social distance and to adhere to the safety measures and report any suspected cases to the task force for immediate response.
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