A Lagos socialite, Ms Chidinma Ogbulu, has been sentenced to two years in prison by the Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting at Oshodi for sharing petrol as a souvenir during a party.
The defendant was jailed after she pleaded guilty to the charges
The Chief Magistrate, Kehinde Ogundare, who convicted and sentenced the defendant said, that prosecution proved its case against the accused beyond any reasonable doubts.
The Network gathered that the woman was first arraigned on March 14 for distributing petrol as souvenirs during her installation party on March 5 at Havillah Event Centre in Lagos State.
At first she pleaded not quilty but later 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.
“The chief magistrate sentenced the socialite to one-year imprisonment or a 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.” A statement from the Lagos State Ministry of Justice said.