The Imo State Police Command has advised the organizers of this year’s Ikeji Festival in Arondizuogu in Imo State, to shelve the event to a later date when the coronavirus pandemic would have been contained effectively.
The festival is due to take place in all clans of Arondizuogu on Wednesday 22nd April, 2020.
A statement by the Imo State Police Command signed by SP Ikeokwu Godson Orlando, Police Public Relations Officer, said ” in view of the ravaging Covid 19 pandemic, the Command wishes to remind the general public especially the people of Arondizuogu that the lockdown order of the State government is still in force
” The Command therefore wishes to use this medium to advise the organizers of the event to shelve this year’s festival to a later date when the pandemic would have been contained effectively”
” The Command further warns that any person or group of persons found violating the executive order shall be arrested and made to face the wrath of the law”
“Members of the public are advised to stay at home and be safe, for together we shall get through this difficult and unpleasant challenge. We remain in the business of providing safety and security to all and sundry even in the wake of the Covid scourge”the statement stated.