An army general has been convicted for violating the lockdown order in Kaduna State.

WuzupNigeria gathered the Army officer who was in full uniform was arrested while driving in from Abuja with three other passengers who had no face masks.

The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Aisha Dikko, who stated this in a statement released in Monday, however, failed to mention the name of the serving military officer.

The Commissioner said Army officer who was in full uniform, was arrested while driving in from Abuja with three other passengers who had no face masks.

“The General identified himself and said he was coming from Abuja and on a official duty. However, the court tried and convicted the other three passengers for not complying with the stay at home order and wearing face masks,” she said.

The Commissioner further said that 75 culprits were convicted out of the 105 people who violated the ban on inter-state travel at the border between Kaduna state and the Federal Capital Territory, as well as the Kaduna-Katsina state border last week.

The statement said that the culprits were apprehended by senior officials of Kaduna State Government who were patrolling the borders and handed over to the violators to the various mobile courts.

Aisha Dikko who warned against the violation of the Coronavirus(COVID-19) Partial Lockdown Order 2020, reminded that offenders shall be fined and in addition, may undergo community service for seven days.