Exclusive update: Funke Akindele spends night at Panti office; husband turns himself

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Exclusive update: Funke Akindele spends night at Panti office; husband turns himself in






Actress Funke Akindele-Bello who was arrested on Sunday April 5th by the Lagos state police command for flouting the social distancing order of the Lagos state government, spent the night at the State Criminal Investigation Department SCID office in Panti, Lagos.
 
A police source who confirmed this to LIB, said the actress's husband, Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz, who was not availabe when she was picked up has turned himself in and is currently with her in Panti. The police source added that they would be arraigned in court this morning. 
 
Singer Naira Marley and other guests at the party who the police have asked to report at the SCID for questioning are still being awaited. 
 
The Lagos Infection Diseases Regulations 2020, prescribes a jail term of one month or N100,000 fine or both for any one found guilty of hosting gatherings or flouting the lockdown order.
 
The regulation act in part reads

“Where there is a violation of a closedown or stay-at-home order, security agencies shall have the power to arrest without warrant and may detain any person, who violates the closedown or stay-at-home order, for at least 48 hours.
“Where the arrested person is found guilty, the person is liable to a fine of N100,000 or one month imprisonment or three months’ community service.”

Do you guys think this is appropriate or excessive? We are beginning to feel some type of way about it. Sigh

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Her twins are crying, please release her- Uche Elendu appeals to Lagos state for Funke Akindele's release






Actress Uche Elendu has appealed to the Lagos state government and the police to release her colleague, Funke Akindele-Bello, for the sake of her twins.
 
In a post shared on her Instagram page, she wrote

Please release her i dont have any excuses to make for her cos the law is simple, No Social gathering !!!! but her humble and sweet spirit doesnt deserve this arrest...We are Sorry on her behalf please @jidesanwoolu @balaelkana
She explained and apologised please listen and forgive, at least people ate food at the party, the people that clustered people to share 2 packs of indomie in the name of Quarantine relief were not arrested, Please Forgive her #freefunkeakindele

Nigerians pls the same way you got her arrested through social media pls beg them to release her, her twins r crying#stayathome

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Coronavirus: Funke Akindele, husband, others risk jail sentence over house party

 April 6, 2020


Popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele was on Sunday night arrested at her residence in Amen Estate, Lagos State for violating restriction orders.



Akindele had organized a birthday party for her husband, JJC Skillz, with more than 20 persons in attendance, leading to her arrest.
The Lagos State government had banned all religious or social gatherings more than 20 persons in order to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the state.



The Lagos State House of Assembly passed a bill titled, ‘A Law to Combat and Stop the Spread of Coronavirus Pandemic in Lagos State and for Connected Purposes,’ to prosecute those who flout directives to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The bill, which has 25 sections, gives Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu the power to spend at least N20 billion to combat the pandemic in Lagos State.

According to the Lagos Infection Diseases Regulations 2020, a jail term of one month or N100,000 fine or both have been prescribed to anyone found guilty of hosting gatherings or flouting the lockdown order.



The regulations were made under the Lagos State Public Health Law, and Section 8 of the Quarantine Act, Cap Q2 LFN 2004 (the “Quarantine Act”) to prevent further spread of the virus.

The regulation act reads in part: “Where there is a violation of a close-down or stay-at-home order, security agencies shall have the power to arrest without warrant and may detain any person, who violates the close-down or stay-at-home order, for at least 48 hours.

“Where the arrested person is found guilty, the person is liable to a fine of N100,000 or one-month imprisonment or three months of community service.”



Anyone who fails to comply with the directives under the regulations or fails to obey restriction order may be liable to a fine, imprisonment or to both.

This puts Akindele and others at the risk of spending a month in jail, fine of N100,000 or three months community service.

Meanwhile, the Lagos State police command has asked Funke’s husband, JJC and Naira Marley to appear on Monday or risk being declared wanted.

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[color=var(--atc)][BREAKING] Lockdown: We’re guilty, Funke Akindele, husband tell magistrate



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Actress Funke Akindele and her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello, have been arraigned by the Lagos State Government for alleged violation of the lockdown order to check the spread of coronavirus.[/color]


The couple was arraigned at the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ogba.


They pleaded guilty to the one count filed against them by the Attorney General of Lagos State, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN).


The proceedings are still on.

They are awaiting the verdict of the magistrate.
Details later…

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#COVID19 violation: Governor Sanwo-Olu grants state pardon to actress Funke Akindele-Bello and her Husband JJC Skliiz







Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 56 inmates from various correctional Centres and granted State pardon to actress Funke Akindele-Bello and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz, who are both non-custodial convicts for offences related to the disobedience of COVID-19 lockdown regulations.
 
A statement signed by the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, said Governor Sanwo-Olu acted based on the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, under the powers conferred on the Governor by Section 212 (1) & (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
 
The 56 released inmates were recommended by the Advisory Council after due examination of their case files and consideration of the length of time served, the gravity of the offence, old age and ill-health among other parameters.
 
The Attorney General has also enjoined the beneficiaries to be good citizens and stay away from crime.
 
The eight-member Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, headed by Dr. Abayomi Finnih was inaugurated Governor Sanwo-Olu in December 2019.
 
Funke and her husband were arrested for organising a birthday party in their Amen estate residence on Saturday, April 5th despite the restriction of movement order and social distance order in the state.
 
They were arraigned before a Chief Magistrate court in Ogba on April 6 for breaching the Lagos Infection Diseases Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) which prescribes a jail term of one month or N100,000 fine or both for persons found guilty of hosting gatherings or flouting the lockdown order.
 
The court fined them and also ordered them to do 14 days of community service. The court also ordered them to visit 10 important public places within Lagos state to educate the public on the consequences of not complying with restriction orders imposed by the government.