NCDC, Dettol react to Funke Akindele’s arrest

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC and Dettol Nigeria, have both reacted to the arrest of actress Funke Akindele by the Lagos state police command for flouting the lockdown rule.

Funke and her husband, JJC Skillz had a birthday party at their Amen estate home in Lagos state two days ago and it was attended by quite a number of people including singer, Naira Marley, which contravenes the social distancing order of the Lagos state government.

She was picked up by Lagos state police officers in the evening while her husband, singer Naira Marley have been asked to come forward for questioning.

Recall that Funke had done a video campaign sponsored by Dettol few weeks ago. In the video, she emphasised on the need for Nigerians to practice proper hygiene such as washing of their hands and social distancing. Many Nigerians on Twitter yesterday bashed her for flouting the social distancing she advised Nigerians about in her campaign advert for Dettol.

After Funke’s arrest, Dettol Nigeria on its Twiter page, said as a responsible organization, it does not condone any breach of the guidelines on Covid-19.

NCDC said it has not engaged brand ambassdors as part of its response to COVID-19. They stated clearly that Actress Funke Akindele is not their ambassador.

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