Coronavirus Lockdown: Funke Akindele Finally Breaks Silence

Popular actress Funke Akindele Bello has revealed that controversial musician Naira Marley had been at her residence before the lockdown declared by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Naija News reports that Nigerians had lambasted Funke Akindele for organising a house party to mark her husband’s birthday with Naira Marley and Funke’s best friend, Eniola Badmus in attendance.

In a video released on her social media platforms a few hours before her arrest, Funke Akindele vowed to support the Nigerian government in creating more awareness in eradicating the coronavirus pandemic.

She said, “I have seen all the messages on Social Media. I will not intentionally mislead people.

“It was my husband’s birthday (on Saturday). Both of us run a studio which is located in Amen Estate where we live.

“When the pandemic started, we stopped all productions including our new projects.

“But before the lockdown was announced by our President, some youths have been in the boot camp here in Amen Estate – majority of the youths were those you saw in the video.

“Naira Marley came in here before the lockdown. And when the lockdown was announced, he said he would love to stay back, saying he loves this environment.

“I said okay fine. Then my husband’s birthday came up. And we all came together as a family.

“Everybody in that video had been in Amen Estate some months before, weeks before and days before the lockdown. Nobody came from their houses to party with us.

“I am sorry if I have misled you. I appreciate your concerns and I promise to always practice what I preach.

“I promise to always support the government in creating more awareness to eradicate this pandemic.”

This online news platform reports that the actress was arrested by the officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command, for hosting a house party that contravened the lockdown order of the government.

She was taken from her residence in Amen Estate off the Lekki-Epe Expressway to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba.