LOCKDOWN BREACH: SANWO-OLU PARDONS NOLLYWOOD STAR, FUNKE AKINDELE, HUSBAND

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has granted State pardon to Mrs. Funke Akindele-Bello and her husband, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bello, who are both non-custodial convicts for offences related to the disobedience of COVID-19 lockdown regulations. The Governor also ordered the release of 56 inmates from various correctional Centres in the state. A statement signed by the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, said Mr. Sanwo-Olu acted based on the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, under the powers conferred on the Governor…

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