Police Arrest Funke Akindele For Hosting House Party Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
The Lagos State Police Command said it has arrested Nollywood star,
Funke Akindele for defying government’s order on lockdown to contain the
spread of coronavirus in the country.
Funke on Saturday hosted a birthday party in her apartment which led to an uproar.
However,
Funke, who had since apologized profusely through her twitter handle,
was the topic of criticism on social media (instagram) on Sunday after
videos of the birthday party that also included Naira Marley and Eniola
Badmus went viral.
When contacted, a senior official of the Lagos State Environmental
Protection Agency, LASEPA, who preferred anonymity, said the agency, has
not been notified officially, “but the state government will not
hesitate to investigate and apply necessary sanction if found wanting. I
will get back to you if there is any update on the matter.”
LASEPA is saddled with the enforcement on compliance of Presidential directive on measures against COVID-19 in the state.
The
popular “Jenifa Diary” star who had been engaged by the government and
private companies to help propagate the social distancing campaign aimed
at combating the pandemic in her sobering apology affirmed that all
those at the party had been staying in the Amen Estate residence for
days and weeks as part of her new project that also involves Naira
Marely.
She regretted and repeatedly apologized for her
indiscretion in allowing the video to get to social media, saying that
she had no intention of misleading the public.
Funke Akindele, has
offered explanation on why she held a birthday bash for her husband
despite the lockdown placed by President Muhammadu Buhari over the
Coronavirus Disease.
Akindele offered the explanation in a video on her social media handles.
In a short accompanying note on her Twitter handle, she said: “I hear you all and I acknowledge all your honest feedback.
“I also thank you for your concerns, well wishes and calls.
“I am sorry and hope this video offers some explanation.
“Please stay safe. And God bless.”
She was blasted by Twitter users for organizing the bash during this lockdown period.
The
award winning Nollywood actress threw a birthday party at their home in
Amen Estate and Nigerian Twitter users have pointed fingers saying it’s
a wrong move by the actress.
The Twitter users, who were
particularly displeased owing to the current lockdown as everyone has
been instructed to be indoors because of the dreaded Coronavirus
ravaging the country, said the party should not have held.
It was
coupled with the fact that Naira Marley just returned from the United
Kingdom, and he was present at the sitting room birthday party which had
quite number of people in attendance.
Another top Nollywood actress, Emiliano Badmus was also present.
According
to the Twitter users, “it shouldn’t have been from Funke Akindele as
she is the brand ambassador of NCDC and Dettol, meaning she was the one
that is meant to lead by example.”
However, there was unconfirmed
report that the NCDC has sacked Funke Akindele-Bello as its Ambassador,
even as it removed her COVID-19 promo video from website for hosting a
rowdy birthday bash.
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