Lagos mobile court also fined the singer N100,000 for breaching the inter-state travel ban imposed by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The singer was tried at the mobile court, Eagles Square a day after he was also arraigned at the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Oshodi around 3:30 p.m.
Idayat Akanni, a magistrate, set the fine at N200,000 after the musician pleaded guilty to the charges against him.Speaking earlier, the counsel to the artiste, Mohammed Yunusa, said that his client was made to believe that the organisers of the concert had procured all the approval from the federal government.
The musician was arraigned alongside his manager on a one-count charge of breach of cessation of movement and interstates travel order made by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under Regulation 4 of the Lagos State Infectious Disease Emergency Prevention) Regulation No 2 of 2020 and committed an offense punishable under Section 58 Public Health Law, Ch. P16, Laws of Lagos State 2015
According to a statement released by Lagos police spokesperson, Bala Elkana, Naira Marley and his manager were arraigned on a one-count charge.The federal government had said it approved the flight that flew in the singer hoping it flew a judge, Adefope Okojie, from Lagos to Abuja and back to Lagos “for essential purposes and not the musician.”Also, the aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, announced that Executive Jets Services Ltd, owners of the private jet, had been suspended indefinitely.
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