Court sends Naira Marley, PDP chief to 14-day isolation
Court sends Naira Marley, PDP chief to 14-day isolation
The charges against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) politician Babatunde Gbadamosi, his wife, Folashade, and musician Afeez Fashola (a.k.a Naira Marley) were dropped by Lagos State when they appeared in court for prosecution.
Gbadamosis and Fashola were charged with flouting the Movement Restriction and Stay at Home Order of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Social Distancing Order given by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos.
The three suspects were docked before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates Court.
However, the charges were not read to them as the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mr Yhaqub Oshoala, said the state intended to ‘step down’ the charges due to advice from the state Attorney-General, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN).
Oshoala said the state was not a “persecutor but a prosecutor”.
He, however, gave three conditions to the defendants for withdrawal of the charges.
Mr Wale Akoni (SAN) represented Babatunde Gbadamosi, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) represented Folashade, while Ms Damilola Ayinde-Marshall represented Fashola.
All the defendants through their counsels accepted the conditions following the submission of the DPP.
The DPP applied to withdraw the charges.
Akoni expressed appreciation to the state and confirmed to the court that his client accepted the conditions.
Thanking the court also, Adegboruwa said, “On behalf of the third defendant (Folashade), I express appreciation to His Excellency, Mr President, and the governor, the attorney-general, the DPP and his team, the police and, most of all, the court.
Ayinde-Marshall, Fashola’s counsel, thanked the president, the governor of Lagos, the police and the DPP.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Yewande Aje-Afunwa, ordered that the defendants should communicate their acceptance of the conditions through the Legal Section of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos.
Aje-Afunwa adjourned the case April 9 for mention.
Meanwhile, music crooner, Adekunle Temitope a.k.a Small Doctor has handed himself over to the police for breach of the social distance regulations imposed on the state by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
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