Etim Effiong
Federal Road Safety Corps impounded 54 vehicles for violating COVID-19 rule on social distancing between May and June in Eket.
It was gathered that 17 motorists were apprehended in May and 37 in June for violating COVID-19 directives on physical distancing.
The Unit Commander of FRSC, Charles Williams, highlighted in Eket on Friday that the 17 vehicles were seized for carrying 92 passengers out of whom 30 were discharged.
Williams said, “In June, 37 motorists violated the rule by carrying 189 passengers and 62 passengers were discharged from the vehicles.”
According to him, the command had cautioned those road users many times, but the drivers continued to violate the anti-coronavirus measures bordering on physical distancing in the area.
He added that regardless of the rising number of COVID-19 death cases, some people still believe that coronavirus is not real.
Williams urged motorists and drivers to put on their protective gears always, wash their hands with water and soap, sanitise them and observe social distancing rules.
He cautioned drivers not to carry any passenger not wearing facemask in their vehicles.