A Magistrate court sitting in Lagos has sentenced Nollywood actress
Funke Akindele and her husband Abdulrasheed Bello a.k.a JJC skills to 14
days community service each.
The duo were ordered to pay a fine of N100,000 each.
Mrs Aje Afunwa of the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ogba, who
pronounced the sentence, also ordered that the couple be placed in
self-isolation.
They were also instructed to compile the names and phone numbers of
everyone who attended Bello’s birthday party and submit same to the
court.
Recall that Akindele and her husband pleaded guilty after she was arrrsted for flouting social distancing regulation amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The couple were arraigned for breaching the Lagos Infection Diseases
Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) which prescribes a jail term of one
month or N100,000 fine