Ijapo estate in Akure, Ondo state capital was thrown into pandemonium as a pastor conducting naming ceremony in the area fled on sighting the state task force moving to arrest him.
The move to arrest him was borne out of the lockdown imposed on the state, following coronavirus pandemic.
The task force team was led by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Special Duties, Dr. Doyin Odebowale.
The invitees at the naming ceremony were advised to go home after the pastor fled the scene.
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Commenting on the incident, Odebowole said:
“We are not on total lockdown in Ondo. We don’t want to shut down the state because we don’t want people to panic.
“It is to protect people from coronavirus and as such we don’t want congregation of people.
“We are also going round mosques to ensure total compliance. The purpose is not to lock up anybody.”
The accompanying photo shot to this story is questionable : • The scene looks Lagos environment with Lagos yellow bus. • The Pastor couldn’t have rolled up his long sleeve shirt when officiating naming ceremony.
The person in the photo being pursued by the police is having no shoed on his legs. At what point could he have removed shoes, and held on to his trousers.
This ain’t good journalism. Deceptive, Unethical, Misinformation.