Some worshippers, on Tuesday, allegedly attacked officers of the Lagos State COVID-19 Task Force, who were enforcing the lockdown ordered by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
It was gathered that the officers of the task force were attacked by some Muslim faithful observing the Solatul Ishal prayer at the Agege Central (Hausa) Mosque.
A statement by the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said the worshippers, numbering about 300, rushed out of the mosque and started hurling missiles at the task force’s patrol vehicle and physically attacked the officers.
The General Manager, LASEPA, Dolapo Fasawe, who condemned the attack, stated that the agency was surprised that the authorities of the mosque, who were visited last week, could defy the directive of the government and also launch an attack on its officials.
She said, “The attack on the officers is barbaric and uncalled for. Our people are out to protect the lives of the residents of the state, yet they were attacked for doing their jobs; the state will not hesitate to sanction violators to serve as a deterrent to others.
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