Former Lagos state gubernatorial candidate, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has been detained by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for contravening the lockdown order in Lagos state to attend a party at Funke Akindele’s home.
Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi was detained after being spotted in a viral video attending a birthday party organised by Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-Bello for her husband, Abdul-Rasheed Bello, aka JJC Skillz, held in Amen Estate, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos state.
A police source at the command headquarters revealed that Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi has been detained and may not be released by the law enforcement agency until he has been charged to court.
Funke Akindele and her husband Abdulrasheed Bello were on Monday 6th April 2020 sentenced to 14-day community service by a Magistrate court sitting in Lagos for coronavirus lockdown violation.
According to the sentence handed over to the couple by the Court, they are to serve three hours per day excluding Saturday and Sunday.
They must each visit 10 public places to educate people on the consequences of not complying with directives on Coronavirus. The court also directed them to pay a fine of N100,000 each.
The court sentenced Funke Akindele and her husband for coronavirus lockdown violation, and after they pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of hosting a gathering of 20 persons and over, contrary to the social distancing directives of the Lagos State Government.
The Jenifa’s Diary producer was arrested on Sunday after she was dragged for hosting a birthday party for her husband inside a crowded room with friends and family members, which clearly was a violation of directives given by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
The actress and her husband were arraigned on Monday at the Samuel Ilori Courthouse of the Magistrate Court in Ogba, Lagos. The charge against them is made pursuant to the Regulation 8(1a &b) and S 17(1) of the State’s Infectious Disease Regulation 2020.