[BREAKING NEWS] Police Arrests Funke Akindele Over House Party During Lockdown

The Lagos State Police Command has captured Funke Akindele for facilitating a get-together in negation of the lockdown request in Lagos State.

The Lagos State Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, revealed to The PUNCH that the entertainer had been taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba.

He disclosed to The PUNCH:

“Yes, we have (arrested) Funke Akindele and we are looking for the others. She has been taken to SCID.”

The police officers showed up in Amen Estate off Lekk-Epe Expressway in around three watch vehicles.

Akindele, famously known as Jenifa, who is hitched to vocalist, Abdulrasheed Bello otherwise known as JJC Skillz, held a gathering in his respect on Saturday.

Vocalist, Azeez Fashola otherwise known as Naira Marley, additionally graced the gathering, which had more than 20 others in participation.

A large number of Nigerians via web-based networking media required the capture Akindele, famously called 'Jenifa'.

The entertainer, who is said to be a ambassador for the Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Dettol, has showed up in adverts approaching Nigerians to watch social removing and cleanliness.

She later apologized over the episode, saying the vast majority of the individuals who went to the gathering were partners, who were living briefly inside the domain and couldn't come back to their home states as a result of the lockdown brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lagos Infection Diseases Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) endorses a prison term of one month or N100,000 fine or both for people saw as liable of facilitating get-togethers or ridiculing the lockdown request.

It peruses partially:

"Where there is a violation of a close-down or stay at home order, security Agencies shall have power to arrest without warrant and may detain any person who violates the closedown or stay at home order for at least forty-eight (48) hours.

“Where the arrested person is found guilty, the person is liable to a fine of one Hundred Thousand Nara fine (N100,000.00) or one (1) month imprisonment or three (3) months Community service.”

Source: The Punch