What Police Said About Naira Marley, Gbadamosi's Arraignment

The Lagos state Police command says a date is yet to be fixed for arraignment of singer, Naira Marley and former governorship candidate, Babatunde Gbaddamosi.

Allnews reports that Gbadamosi and Marley were detained for gracing a birthday party organized by actress, Funke Akindele on Saturday.

An act which is contrary to the state government’s directive on social gathering to contain coronavirus in the country.

Both the singer and politician had turned themselves in to the police on Monday.

Marey and Gbadamosi turned themselves in to the police on Monday on the suspicion that they and other partygoers violated the Infectious Disease Regulation of Lagos State.

The police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Mr Elkana Bala said the proposed arraignments would not hold Tuesday, The Nation reports.

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Bala said: “I don’t know who proposed today. They will be arraigned, but no court is sitting today. Courts don’t sit today. They have days they sit now because of this Coronavirus. They sat yesterday (Monday), the next sitting will be tomorrow (Wednesday).”

Meawhile,  Akindele and her husband appeared before a magistrate court in Ogba, Lagos, on Monday, where they were sentenced to 14 days community service each, pay a fine of N100,000 each and were directed to enlighten people on the consequences of flouting government's directives on coronavirus.