The following warnings occurred:

Warning [2] Undefined array key "avatartype" - Line: 783 - File: global.php PHP 8.0.30 (Linux) File Line Function /global.php 783 errorHandler->error /printthread.php 16 require_once Warning [2] Undefined array key "avatartype" - Line: 783 - File: global.php PHP 8.0.30 (Linux) File Line Function /global.php 783 errorHandler->error /printthread.php 16 require_once Warning [2] Undefined variable $awaitingusers - Line: 16 - File: global.php(844) : eval()'d code PHP 8.0.30 (Linux) File Line Function /global.php(844) : eval()'d code 16 errorHandler->error /global.php 844 eval /printthread.php 16 require_once Warning [2] Undefined array key "showimages" - Line: 160 - File: printthread.php PHP 8.0.30 (Linux) File Line Function /printthread.php 160 errorHandler->error Warning [2] Undefined array key "showvideos" - Line: 165 - File: printthread.php PHP 8.0.30 (Linux) File Line Function /printthread.php 165 errorHandler->error

COVID-19 Lockdown: Two Pastors convicted for religious gathering in Ekiti - Printable Version +- Forums (http://contripeople.com) +-- Forum: General Discussion (http://contripeople.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=5) +--- Forum: News (http://contripeople.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=55) +--- Thread: COVID-19 Lockdown: Two Pastors convicted for religious gathering in Ekiti (/showthread.php?tid=31670)

COVID-19 Lockdown: Two Pastors convicted for religious gathering in Ekiti - Edoman - 04-21-2020 COVID-19 Lockdown: Two Pastors convicted for religious gathering in Ekiti  April 21, 2020 Two Pastors, Daramola Abiodun and Sunday Akinwade, were on Tuesday arraigned at an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly allowing a religious gathering of more than 30 persons on Sunday contrary to the stay-at-home order by the Ekiti State Government. The State Prosecutor, Mr Femi Onipede, told the court that the two pastors committed the offence on April 19 at about 10:00 a.m. at Source of Salvation Ministries, Omisanjana in Ado-Ekiti in Ado-Ekiti Magisterial District without lawful excuse. He said that the pastors were arraigned on a two-count charge of conducting a religious gathering of more than 30 persons and violating a lawful order contrary to and punishable under Section 203 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap C16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012. Onipede told the court that the clergymen were arrested during a monitoring exercise by the security operatives to ensure that churches did not conduct service as directed by the state government to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The prosecutor said they violated the provisions of Regulation 2(1) (b) under Regulation 12 of the Ekiti State Coronavirus (prevention of infection) Regulation, 2020, made pursuant to Section 8 of the Quarantine Act, Cap Q2, LFN, 2004. The pastors pleaded guilty to the charge. The Magistrate, Mr Lanre Owoleso, convicted the two pastors and ordered them to pay a fine of N50,000 each and be engaged in one-hour community service on the two-count charge.