Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-Bello popularly known as “Jenifer” has been ordered by the Magistrate Court to go on a community service for 14 days.
President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered a total lock down in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja over the outbreak of coronavirus in Nigeria.
President Buhari stopped all movements in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in a presidential broadcast on Sunday evening, March 29.
“Jenifer” and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello (JJC Skillz) who pleaded guilty, are also to pay a fine of N100,000.
The couple will also be in 14-day isolation in a place to be determined by the Lagos State Ministry of Health.
The couple were arraigned at the Magistrate Court in Ogba, Lagos for violating the social distancing order by the state government on Saturday when they hosted a birthday party in their home.
They both pleaded guilty to the one-count charge of violation of the Lagos State Infectious Disease and Public Health Regulation 2020.
The couple have since apologised for their action.
