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| Coronavirus: Nigerian actress Funke Akindele under fire for Lagos party amid lockdown | Coronavirus: Nigerian actress Funke Akindele under fire for Lagos party amid lockdown |
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| Prominent Nigerian actress Funke Akindele has been widely criticised for holding a party during the lockdown imposed to tackle coronavirus. | Prominent Nigerian actress Funke Akindele has been widely criticised for holding a party during the lockdown imposed to tackle coronavirus. |
| The party in her Lagos mansion was held to celebrate the birthday of her husband, producer JJC Skillz. | |
| Akindele has appeared in a Nigeria Centre for Disease Control video to raise awareness about coronavirus. | Akindele has appeared in a Nigeria Centre for Disease Control video to raise awareness about coronavirus. |
| She has defended the party, saying that everyone who was there had been living in her house for two weeks. | She has defended the party, saying that everyone who was there had been living in her house for two weeks. |
| However, her tweet has since been deleted. | However, her tweet has since been deleted. |
| Under the lockdown, all gatherings of more than 25 people have been banned in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city, which has an estimated population of about 20 million people. | Under the lockdown, all gatherings of more than 25 people have been banned in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city, which has an estimated population of about 20 million people. |
| It is not clear from the video, posted online by JJC Skillz, whether the party exceeded that limit - but it has nevertheless been widely condemned for setting the wrong example. | |
| Those seen in the video include singer Naira Marley and actress Eniola Badmus, and some Nigerians have questioned whether they have been living with Akindele and her husband. | |
| Akindele is one of Nigeria's best-known actresses and came to prominence for her series Jenifa's Diary, broadcast on national TV. | |
| A lockdown was imposed in Lagos, the neighbouring state of Ogun and the capital, Abuja, last week in order to halt the spread of the virus. | A lockdown was imposed in Lagos, the neighbouring state of Ogun and the capital, Abuja, last week in order to halt the spread of the virus. |
| Nigeria has confirmed 224 cases of coronavirus so far, with five deaths and 27 people discharged. | Nigeria has confirmed 224 cases of coronavirus so far, with five deaths and 27 people discharged. |