The Lagos State Police Command have confirmed the arrest of Nollywood actress and the producer of Jenifer’s diary, Funke Akindele over violation of lockdown order in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Bala Elkana, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday.
Recall that the state government had announced restriction on social gathering in a bid to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
Elkana said the Lagos State Police Command noted a viral video showing large gathering oganised by the actress.
The command’s spokesman revealed that police detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Yaba were promptly drafted to the location where the actress was arrested.
He noted that the police had commenced investigation while making efforts to arrest other persons identified in the video.
Funke, who came under attack by some Twitter users for her action, has since tendered an apology in a video.
Despite the apology, the police confirmed her arrest hours after the state government revealed the details of the second person who died of coronavirus in the state.
The Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Professor Akin Abayomi, had disclosed in a tweet that the victim was a 36-year-old Nigerian male.
He said the man died in a private facility on Saturday, while six new cases of coronavirus were discovered recently, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos to 115.