{"id":8758,"date":"2020-04-07T13:40:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=8758"},"modified":"2020-04-07T13:40:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:40:43","slug":"nigerian-actress-convicted-of-flouting-virus-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=8758","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian actress convicted of flouting virus lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/Dn72FfZXxtPk8aUGpDOXmamUHw3hhDzP6xMdkrBOGItky7WMO8uwsLWZuAbtilTC2w2ijJKcbJ0ETRggc714j5ox18IiDTXynaU=s418\" alt=\"Funke Akindele\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A popular Nigerian actress was on Monday found guilty of breaking coronavirus lockdown restrictions in economic hub Lagos by throwing a birthday party, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funke Akindele, a Nollywood film star popularly known as Jenifa, was arrested and pleaded guilty to hosting the bash for her husband and show business pals at their upscale residence on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The court found them guilty as charged,&#8221; police spokesman Bala Elkana said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement said the couple were each sentenced to 14 days of community service and ordered to pay a fine of 100,000 naira ($260\/240 euros).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elkana said they would also have to visit 10 &#8220;important public places&#8221; within the city of 20 million people to educate the public on the consequences of non-compliance with the restriction order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A popular Nigerian actress was on Monday found guilty of breaking coronavirus lockdown restrictions in economic hub Lagos by throwing a birthday party, police said. 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