Kasoa: 50 persons punished to desilt drains for flouting lockdown directive

The joint military and police task force deployed to enforce the lockdown directive have arrested 50 persons for breaking the law.

They were arrested at different locations in Kasoa after they were found loitering during the lockdown.

As their punishment, they were made to desilt choked drains in the Central Business District of Kasoa.

In an interview, the Municipal Chief Executive for Awutu Senya East, Michael Essuman Mensah said the punishment would serve as a deterrent to others.

“Since some individuals have decided to abuse the regulatory social distancing policy we have decided that if we get some of the culprits and they do not know what they are doing in town we will give them some communal labour.”

“I have realised that women are also loitering around indeed this jobs are particularly for men but tomorrow I will bring brooms and shovel so when we see the women loitering around we will give them the brooms to sweep,” Mr. Mensah warned.

“We don’t take delight in having people desilt gutters because we have the budget for that but I must also say that when we started this it has brought huge restrictions on people loitering,” he added.