Following the arrest of Funke Akindele and hubby, JJC Skillz, over hosting a house party, irrespective of the lockdown order in Lagos, the duo was arraigned to court and have now been sentenced.
The presiding judge at the Ogba Magistrate Court, Ikeja, Lagos, handed them 14 days of community service and a fine. The sentencing was handed yesterday Monday 6 April 2020.
According to The Guardian, the Lagos State Police Command released a statement that the Court found the two guilty as charged and they were sentenced as follows:
“The defendants are to pay a fine of 100,000 each, sentenced to 14 days community service, three hours per day, excluding Saturday and Sunday; each Defender shall visit 10 important public places within Lagos State to educate the public on the consequences of non-compliance 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.
Furthermore, if the accused (Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz) fail to abide by the above directives, they shall attract ‘more severe punishments”
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