Following, the Ogun state government resolve to postpone the re opening of religious centers accross the state indefinitely as a result of increase cases of covid 19 pandemic, the Ogun state police command has received an intelligence report that some religious leaders are planning to reopen their places of worship in defiance to the state government directives.

In view of this, the command wishes to appeal to those who have such intention to in their own interests have a rethink because such action will be viewed as deliberately making an attempt to cause the wide spread of the virus in the state.

As a responsible organization, constitutionally mandated to maintain peace and order, the police will not fold its hands while some people will be openly flouting the law of the land.

Therefore, all the area Commanders, DPOs as well as the Command’s tactical squads have been directed to be on surveillance patrol accross the state with the view of bringing to justice anybody found disobeying the government’s directives.

The fight against covid 19 should be seen as a collective responsibility of everybody and we should all join hands with government to defeat the virus once and for all.

This is contained in a statement by Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi.