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Covid-19/Lockdown: Lagos drops charges against Gbadamosi, Naira Marley

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Babatunde Gbadamosi

Babatunde Gbadamosi, former gubernatorial candidate and Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, can now sleep easy. Reason: Lagos State Government has withdrawn charges against them.

The two were dragged to Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ogba for attending a crowded birthday party in Amen Estate at Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.

Their acts violated the government’s social distancing directive to check the spread of coronavirus.

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