BEVERLY HILLS, August 07, (THEWILL) – Music star, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has been fined N200,000 by an Abuja mobile court for violating COVID-19 protocols.
The FCT Administration filed a four-count charge against him for hosting a concert in Abuja, in clear violation of COVID-19 directives.
Magistrate Idayat Akanni who presided over the court session on Friday handed down the fine on the Lagos-based musician after he pleaded guilty to the charges filed against him. He is also expected to publish a public apology in any national newspaper
The concert at the Jabi Lake Mall elicited public outcry with many who attended, breaking protocols at the peak of the pandemic.
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Naira Marley is said to have flown in a chartered plane meant for a Lagos judge to the Federal Capital Territory for the concert which was held on June 13.
