Two-Year Jail Term For Lagos Socialite Who Distributed Fuel As Souvenir

By Akinwale Kasali

Regrets are the lot of Lagos Socialite, Chidinma Ogbulu, who has been in the eye of the storm for sharing Petrol in jerry cans  as souvenir at her party weeks back.

She has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Kehinde Ogundare of the Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting at Oshodi, Lagos.

Justice Ogundare convicted and sentenced the socialite following her change of plea from “not guilty” to “guilty.” The evidence by the prosecution was damning.

The Judge held that  prosecution proved its case against  beyond any reasonable doubt, according to a statement from Lagos State Ministry of Justice on Friday.

It would be recalled that Ogbulu was first arraigned on March 14, 2022 for distributing petrol as souvenir during her installation party on March 5 at Havillah Event Centre in Lagos State.

She pleaded not guilty then, but 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 N500,000 fine on the third count.

According to Lagos State Government, she 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.

The Lagos State Government sealed the venue of the party as soon as the news of the incident broke