UPDATED: There were reports that a Taxi driver was allegedly beaten to death on Tuesday, 7th of April 2020, by security operatives because he carried passengers who were not wearing face masks. This report is FALSE. And this we are issuing a correction!
ross River state, Commissioner for Finance, Mr Asuquo has issued a correction to that effect;
Sharing a photo of the Taxi Driver with the security operatives, he wrote;
“The gentleman in a black T-shirt is the man alleged on @instablog9ja this morning to have died in Calabar following an altercation with Security Agents. The picture above was taken after the video was recorded showing the man on the ground.”
“According to the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong Jnr @donsuky who also serves as the Secretary of the Cross River COVID-19 Taskforce, “The driver fell on the floor in a bid to beg the security agents not to seize his car after defaulting the State’s ‘no mask, no movement’ order by carrying passengers in his vehicle who had no masks.” The driver was let off with a warning.
He further disclosed that His Excellency, Gov. Ben Ayade took the humane consideration of not deploying the army on the streets after witnessing some extreme tactics in other states.”“Please kindly disregard any fake news in circulation on this matter.”
