The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned operators of bars, nightclubs and gardens not to open for business until the COVID-19 restriction was lifted.
Chairman of the FCT Ministerial Enforcement Task Team on COVID-19 Restrictions, Mr Ikharo Attah, gave the warning on Sunday while monitoring compliance by operators in Kubwa, Gwarinpa and Wuse.
Attah said the team would be extending its checks on nightclubs in the suburbs as he appealed to FCT residents to stay at home during the curfew periods to avoid endangering their lives.
The Chairman also expressed concern over the high number of suspected commercial sex workers around buildings housing the nightclubs at Kubwa, NAN reports.
“We believe that if we relax too much, with the number of positive coronavirus cases on the rise, it wouldn’t be good for the city,” he said.
“The presence of the ladies of the night is a violation of the curfew because they are not on the exemption list of essential workers.
“Their presence made us carry out full checks on some nightclubs which are truly closed.
“At moments like this, we expect them to stop the unholy trade in their own interest because the men who may patronise them may be COVID-19 positive,” he said.
