The Chief Magistrate Court 1 Ogba has sentenced actress
Funke Akindele and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz, for defying
the social distancing order of the Lagos state government.
The court in its ruling ordered the couple to pay a fine of
N100,000 each and also sentenced them to 14 days community service, three hours
per day, excluding Saturday and Sunday.
The couple must also visit 10 important public places within
Lagos State to educate the public on the consequences of non compliance with
the restriction order and must submit the names and phone numbers of every
person who attended their house party.
Furthermore, the court ordered that they shall be placed on
isolation by the State Government to determine their COVID-19 status. Failure
to abide by the above directives shall attract more severe punishments.
The charge sheet filed against them reads
''On 04/04/2020, the two accused persons held a party at
their residents with over twenty persons in attendance contrary to the social
distancing directives made in pursuant to Regulation 8(1)(a) and (b) & 17(1)(i) of the Lagos
State Infectious Disease (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020 and therefore
committed an offence under Section 58 of the Public Health Law Cap P16 Vol. 9,
Laws of Lagos State 2015.''
