Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele and husband, JJC Skillz were both arraigned in court today. This occurred after the Nollywood actress was arrested on Sunday for hosting a very big birthday party for husband despite the lockdown proclaimed by the government.
The Nollywood actress and husband are to go into self-isolation for 14 days in an undisclosed location. They have both been sentenced to 14 days in community service with a fine of N100, 000 each.
Funke Akindele in Court
For the community service, they are to serve three hours per day excluding Saturday and Sunday and must each visit 10 public places to educate people on the consequences of not complying with directives on coronavirus.
This sentence and order given by Chief magistrate Yewande Aje-Afunwa at the Ogba Magistrate Court today, 6th of April, 2020 becomes another punishment given to the Nollywood actress in less than 24 hours. She has earlier been stripped of ambassadorial roles with NCDC.