The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Oshodi has sentenced a socialite, Ms Chidinma Ogbulu, to two years in prison for sharing petrol as a souvenir during a party in the state.
Chief Magistrate Kehinde Ogundare sentenced Ogbulu after she pleaded guilty to a three-count charge filed against her by the Lagos State government.
The Lagos State government accused the Ogbulu of violating 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.
In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate held that the prosecution proved its case against the socialite beyond any reasonable doubt.
Oghulu first appeared in court on March 14 for sharing petrol as a souvenir during her installation party which took place at Havilah Event Centre in the Lekki on March 5.
She pleaded not guilty at that time but later changed her plea to guilty when the case came up for hearing recently.
The magistrate sentenced Ogbulu to three months imprisonment or an option of N15, 000 fine on the first count, one-year imprisonment or N500,000 fine on the second count and one-year imprisonment or N500,000 fine on the third count.
