Hip- hop artiste, Azeez Fashola , alias Naira Marley , has pledged to make an audio - visual work to campaign against the spread of the coronavirus.
He made the pledge in a letter of apology he wrote to the Lagos State Government for attending a crowded birthday party on April 4, 2020 , contrary to the social distancing directive of the government to limit the spread of the COVID -19 .
The state government had filed charges against him before the state Magistrates ’ Court in Ogba , and he was billed to be arraigned on Wednesday alongside the candidate of the Action Democratic Party in the 2019 gubernatorial election in the state , Babatunde Gbadamosi , and his wife , Folashade , who also attended the party .
But the state applied to drop the charges.
The state Director of Public Prosecutions , Mr Yakub Oshoala , said the government had noted the remorse shown by the defendants and was ready to withdraw the charges against them if they would tender a written apology to the government ; sign an undertaking to henceforth comply with the social distancing and stay -at- home directives ; and go into self - isolation for 14 days .
The defendants had, through their lawyers, Messrs Wale Akoni ( SAN) , Ebun- Olu Adegboruwa ( SAN ) and Mrs Damilola Ayinde -Marshal , accepted the conditions on Wednesday.
The chief magistrate, Mrs Yewande Aje -Afunwa , had adjourned till Thursday for the report of compliance with the given conditions .
At Thursday’ s proceedings , the state Director of Public Prosecutions , Mr Yakub Oshoala , told the court that the defendants had all tendered written apologies .
The defence counsel confirmed the position , consequent upon which the magistrate struck out the charges.
In his letter of apology, which was sighted by our correspondent, Naira Marley pledged to “ join the Lagos State campaign against the spread of COVID -19 vide making a free audio -visual publication towards the campaign against COVID
“ Thank you and I remain committed to the development of Lagos State, ” he stated in the letter .
While striking out the four counts against Naira Marley and the Gbadamosis , the magistrate commended them for taking responsibility for their actions .
The government had filed four counts against Naira Marley and the Gbadamosis over their attendance of a birthday party organised on Saturday , April 4 , 2020 , by popular actress , Funke Akindele -Bello , aka Jenifa , in honour of her musician husband , Abdul Rasheed Bello , alias JJC Skillz .
Funke and her husband, who had earlier been arraigned on Monday, had pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 14 - day community service , in addition to a fine of N 100, 000 each and an order that the state should put them in isolation for 14 days.

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