{"id":9068,"date":"2020-04-08T14:02:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T14:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=9068"},"modified":"2020-04-08T14:02:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T14:02:19","slug":"lockdown-lagos-withdraws-charges-against-naira-marley-gbadamosi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=9068","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown: Lagos withdraws charges against Naira Marley, Gbadamosi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Lagos State Government has withdrawn charges against a musician, Azeez Fashola, alias Naira Marley, and a politician, Babatunde Gbadamosi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naira Marley, Gbadamosi and his wife were charged before the Lagos State Magistrates\u2019 Court in Ogba for attending a crowded birthday party in violation of the government\u2019s social distancing directive to check the spread of coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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They were scheduled for arraignment on Wednesday, The PUNCH<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the government, according to one of the defence counsel, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), withdrew the four counts filed against the three defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PUNCH <\/em>earlier reported that policemen barred journalists from the court premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the proceedings, Adegboruwa briefed journalists on what transpired in the courtroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the state withdrew the charges on the condition that the defendants would tender an apology to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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