Lagos arraigns socialite Erelu Okin for distributing petrol as party souvenir

Erelu Okin

Lagos State Government has arraigned socialite Pearl Ogbulu aka Erelu Okin before an Oshodi Special Offences (Mobile) Court for distributing petrol at a party.

Ogbulu was arraigned on Monday before Chief Magistrate Kehinde Ogundare on a four-count charge.

The socialite distributed petrol as souvenir during a chieftaincy ceremony where she was installed as Erelu Okin in Onikan on March 5, 2022 at Havillah Event Centre, Lagos.

The alleged offences violate section 251(1), 168 (1), 244 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 and Section 195 (2)(b) of the Environmental Management Protection Law of Lagos State 2017.

Chief Magistrate Ogundare granted her bail of N2 million with two sureties in like sum.

Ogundare also ordered that the addresses of the sureties be verified and that they must present three years tax clearance paid to Lagos State Government.

The matter was adjourned till March 24, 2022 for trial.