Actress Funke Akindele and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz, have been sentenced by the Chief Magistrate Court 1 Ogba for defying the social distancing order of the Lagos state government.
In its ruling, the court has ordered the couple to each pay a fine of N100,000 and also sentenced them to 14 days of community service, three hours per day, excluding Saturday and Sunday.
As part of their sentence, the couple is required to 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.
Additionally, the court has mandated that they be placed on isolation by the State Government to determine their COVID-19 status. Failure to abide by these directives will result in more severe punishments.
The charge sheet filed against them states:
”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.”