Celebrity couple, Funke Akindele-Bello, husband Rasheed Bello was early this arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Lagos for violating restriction orders in Lagos.
Akindele Bello and her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court 1 Ogba on a one count charge of violating public restriction order.
They were brought to Court by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department Yaba led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of investigation, DCP Yetunde Longe. The prosecuting team was led by the Hon Attorney General of Lagos State, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN.
The charge was read to the accused persons by the Court and they pleaded guilty.
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.
The Court found them guilty as charged and sentenced them as follows: The defendants are to pay a fine of 100,000 each, embark on a 14-day community service, three hours per day, excluding Saturdays and Sundays; each of the offenders shall visit 10 important public places within Lagos State to educate the public on the consequences of noncompliance with the restriction order; and they must submit the names and phone numbers of every person who attended the party. 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 further punishments.
