The Lagos government has withdrawn the charges against Azeez
Fashola, controversial singer better known as Naira Marley, and Babatunde
Gbadamosi, former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP)
in the state.
The duo alongside Folashade, Gbadamosi’s wife, were
scheduled for arraignment before the magistrate court in Ogba on Wednesday,
after they had violated the state’s lockdown directive.
They had attended a house party hosted by Funke Akindele,
Nollywood actress, a move that contravened the social distance measures put in
place to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
On Monday, Akindele was arraigned and sentenced to 14-day
community service with N100,000 fine.
But at the sitting, the state government agreed to withdraw
the four-count charges against the three defendants after they must have
fulfilled three conditions.
“They have to write a formal apology to the Government of
Lagos State which will solidify the remorsefulness shown by them,” read one of
the conditions.
The trio were also required to present a written undertaking
that they will continue to comply with the directives of both President
Mohammadu Buhari and governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on COVID-19.
Having mingled with more than 20 persons during Akindele’s
party, the defendants were required to go on 14 days isolation to protect
members of the public from any potential infection.
“They have to give an undertaking in writing that they will
continue to comply with the directives of Mr President and Mr Governor which is
the subject matter of the case before the court,” it added.
“In view of the danger which the state believes they’ve put
themselves by attending a gathering exceeding 20 persons, they must agree to go
on 14 days isolation to protect other members of the public from any likely
danger.”
While the trio’s counsels agreed to the conditions of the
court, the case was adjourned till Thursday towards determining if all
conditions would have been met.
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