Nollywood actress Funke Akindele-Bello and her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz were on Monday convicted and fined N100, 000 each by an Ogba Magistrate’s Court.
They were arraigned for flouting the Lagos State Infectious Disease (Emergency Prevention) Regulation 2020.
Delivering judgment after the couple pleaded guilty, Magistrate Yewande Aje-Afunwa ordered the defendants to pay N100, 000 naira each as fine.
The magistrate also ordered the couple to serve 14 days community service and thereafter observe period of isolation.
Husband and wife were arrested yesterday for hosting a birthday party at their residence on Saturday April in defiance of the Lagos Infection Diseases Regulations 2020 which prescribes a jail term of one month or three months community service or N100, 000 fine for persons flouting the lockdown order.
They were subsequently arraigned by the police on Monday on a one-count charge of violating the coronavirus lockdown directive of the state government.
They both pleaded guilty to the charge pressed against them.
The charge read: “That you (1) Funke Akindele, (2) Abdul Rasheed Bello on the 4th day of April 2020 at 9, Gbadamosi Close, Amen Estate, Ibeju-Lekki in the Lagos Magisterial District gathered at the aforementioned address with over 20 persons contrary to the social distancing directives of Mr. Governor of Lagos State made pursuant to Regulation 8 (1) (a) and (b) and 17 (1) (i) of the Lagos State Infectious Disease (Emergency Prevention) Regulation, 2020 and thereby committed an offence under section 58 Public Health Law Cap P16, Vol. 9 Laws of Lagos State, 2015.”
The charge dated April, 6, 2020 was signed by director of public prosecution, Mr. Y. G. Oshoala on behalf of the state’s attorney general and commissioner of justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo.
