Court fixes July 10 to hear suit challenging conviction of Funke Akindele, husband, others

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“I have a duty to protect and defend the sanctity of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from any contravention or infraction.”

A Lagos-based Lawyer, Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje had gone to court seeking a declaration that the law upon which Akindele and others were convicted was inconsistent with the 1999 constitution.

Akindele is a popular Nigerian actresses who rose to prominence for her series, Jenifa’s Diary and broadcast on national television. According to Ogungbeje, the arrest, arraignment, trial, conviction and sentencing of the Akindele and others is lacking in legal backing.

 

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