Jaywon sentenced for violating Covid-19 curfew

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Singer Iledare Olajuwonlo-James, popularly known as Jaywon, was on Monday arrested and dragged before a mobile court for violating the curfew occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The singer was arrested by policemen attached to the Dolphin Estate Division of the Lagos State Police Command while he was driving to an undisclosed destination.

Jaywon was later taken to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department [SCIID], Panti, Yaba, where he was charged before a mobile court.

During the court proceedings on Tuesday, it was learnt that Jaywon pleaded guilty and the presiding magistrate ordered him to pay a fine of N10,000.

He was also sentenced to do community service for 30 minutes.

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said Jaywon was among the 179 persons arrested for violating the curfew and refusing to use face masks in the state, adding that 79 vehicles were also impounded for violating the curfew.

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