Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described the prosecution and conviction of Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, as ‘overbearing and unnecessary’.
Funke and her husband, JJC Skillz, were sentenced to 14 days of community service on Monday by a Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ogba for violating the lockdown order by the government to control the spread of the coronavirus after holding a party in their residence.
Mr Fani-Kayode said in a tweet on Tuesday that the actress should have just been warned.
He also raised concerns that the court was crowded, which was also in violation of the government’s order.
“The prosecution & conviction of Funke Akindele was overbearing & unnecessary. A warning would have been enough,” he said.
“This is especially so after she publicly expressed remorse. The court was crowded. Why don’t they prosecute those that were there as well, including the magistrate?”
Funke and her husband will also pay N100,000 each as fine imposed on them by the court and will provide the names of the persons who attended the party.
