Governor Fayemi of Ekiti State has suspended a security guard for trivialising State measures against COVID-19.
The security guard in question appeared in a viral video downplaying measures to put in place.
In the video, the security guard made fun of a retired civil servant who refused to allow his son who just returned from Lagos into the house because he violated lockdown measures.
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Reacting to the viral video, the state commissioner for information, Muyiwa Olumilua said the security guard in question was attached to the Fajuyi Pavillion where lockdown violators were processed.
He said the utterances of the security guard does not reflect the ability of the state task force to tackle COVID-19 in the State.
Consequently the guard was suspended for acting outside the scope of his official authority. The information commissioner also commended the retired civil servant who insisted his son go into isolation for 14 days before coming into the house.
Excerpts from the statement read;
“The attention of the Ekiti State COVID-19 task force has been drawn to a video clip in circulation where a man refused to allow his son, who just returned from a trip outside the state into his house until he had been isolated for 14 days as stipulated by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control protocol to prevent community spread of COVID-19 in Ekiti State.
“We implore members of the public to emulate the patriotic zeal of Mr Adeoye, and promptly report to the Ekiti State COVID-19 task force any out of-state traveler who sneaks into their neighbourhood, or places of abode. This is to safeguard against the likely health hazard that such returnees portend for the larger society.
“The actions or misstatements of the security man that recorded the video which has gone viral does not reflect the capacity or preparedness of the state task force to combat the COVID-19 virus. He has since been suspended pending further investigations for acting outside the jurisdiction of his scope of authority.
“The security man who recorded the encounter is neither a health worker, nor qualified or authorised to determine the health status of the young man. So, none of his actions or misstatements reflect the capacity or preparedness of the state task force to combat the COVID-19 virus.
“Adeoye epitomizes the Ekiti ethos of selflessness, which places greater premium on the collective good of the society above personal and emotional considerations. This is the core of the value orientation policy of the Dr Kayode Fayemi administration.”
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