PBA ReporterChief Dr Pearl Chidimma Ogbulu, the woman who shared petrol as souvenir to guests during her installation ceremony as Erelu Okin of Orile, has been sentenced to two years in prison by the Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting at Oshodi.
Following the outcry generated by the gesture last month, the Lagos State Safety Commission and the Rapid Response Squad sealed Havillah Event Centre where the ceremony held and conducted investigations into the incident.
The socialite was first arraigned on March 14 for distributing petrol as souvenir during her installation party on February 5.
Chief Magistrate Kehinde Ogundare on Thursday March 24, convicted and sentenced her after she pleaded guilty to the charge coupled with evidence by prosecution.
According to statement issued by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice on Friday, the judge held that prosecution proved its case against her beyond any reasonable doubt.
She pleaded not guilty then, but changed her plea to guilty on Thursday when the case came up for hearing.
Ogundare sentenced the socialite to three months’ imprisonment or fine N15, 000 fine on count one of the three-count charge, and one year imprisonment or N500,000 fine on the second count.
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The chief magistrate sentenced the socialite to one year imprisonment or N500,000 fine on the third count.
According to Lagos State Government, the socialite violated Section 251(1), 168 (1), 244 of the Criminal Law of the state, 2015, and Section 195 (2)(b) of the Environmental Management Protection Law of the state, 2017.
The socialite is believed to have paid the fine and been set free.
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