Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello, popularly known as JJC Skills were recently convicted by law.
The couple were arrested and arraigned for holding a party with more than 20 people in attendance in defiance of government’s directive on social distancing and isolation due to the COVID-19 scourge.
Speaking with Newsmen in Lagos, some senior advocates of Nigeria (SAN) have said that the actress and her husband are now ex-convicts. This past week has been filled with reports of Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello’s arrest and arraignment.
The couple was arrested after holding a birthday house party at their residence in Amen Estate and the occasion had over 20 people in attendance like the law requires.
They were arraigned and the couple pleaded guilty. They were also fined the sum of N100, 000 each and sentenced to 14 days of community service.
Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, said: “There is no doubt that they are ex-convicts. This is because before the judge passed the sentence, they would have pleaded guilty, and trial would have taken place before judgment. So, as far as the law is concerned presently, they are ex-convicts”.
Adding his voice, Mr Ahmed Raji, SAN, stressed that “Akindele and her husband, AbdulRasheed Bello, can be referred to as ex-convicts having pleaded guilty and were sentenced for violating restrictions order in Lagos. “Technically speaking, anybody who has gone through a trial and is convicted can be referred to as an ex-convict.”
