Controversial Nigerian Singer, Azeez Fashola, known professionally as Naira Marley has been arrested by men of the Lagos state police command for flouting COVID-19 rules to attend a concert in Abuja.

Police spokesperson Bala Elkana revealed that the singer was arrested over the concert, which had flouted the safety guidelines put in place by the federal government to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

Recll that some months back, during the coronavirus induced lockdown and flight restrictions, the ‘Jo Soapy’ crooner was airlifted to Abuja by a charter and aircraft maintenance firm, Executive Jet Services, for a concert where the attendees also violated social distancing guidelines.

The development contravened the government’s directives and measures put in place to mitigate the spread of the deadly virus in the country

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