Lagos withdraws charges against Naira Marley, Gbadamosi for breaching lockdown order

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday withdrew charges against a musician, Azeez Fashola, alias Naira Marley, and a politician, Babatunde Gbadamosi.

Naira Marley, Gbadamosi and his wife were charged before the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ogba for attending a crowded birthday party in violation of the government’s lockdown order to check the spread of coronavirus.

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

According to Adegboruwa the state withdrew the charges on the condition that the defendants would tender an apology to the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.