The bus was travelling from Bori, Khana Local Government Area to Port Harcourt,The driver who simply identified himself as Lucky, said the police stopped his vehicle at Saakpenwaa junction and arrested the widow after she was seen not wearing a face mask. The commercial driver explained that though he gave the 23-year-old widow a facemask to wear, the police insisted on arresting her for violating the COVID-19 protocol while travelling. Lucky said they detained the woman and threatened to shoot at his vehicle tyres, if they continued pleading for her release. The lady was not putting on any so I immediately gave her the extra one in my vehicle. “The moment she wore it, the police insisted that since they had already arrested her, even if everyone in the vehicle gave the woman their facemasks, they would still arrest her.

Source: Punch August 01, 2020 23:15 UTC