Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, has granted state pardon to Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, aka Jenifa, and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello, who were convicted and sentenced to community service for holding a crowded house birthday party in April in breach of government’s COVID-19 prevention protocols.
Kayode Oyekanmi, the Director of Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, in a statement quoted the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), as stating that the governor acted in pursuant to Section 212 (1) & (2) of the 1999 Constitution. He revealed that the governor also, on the same note, granted amnesty to 56 inmates from various correctional centres in the state and ordered their release using ill-health and old age as parameters. The governor adviced them to go ahead and become better and law abiding citizens of the nation.
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