DettolNigeria, NCDC Reacts to Funke Akindele's Husband's Birthday Party

Nigerian have reacted to the viral video of Funke Akindele's husband's birthday party in the midst of covid19 lockdown.

Funke Akinlede, a brand ambassador to DettolNigeria, who has sensitized the people on social distancing in different videos as a means of curbing the spread of corona virus released a video of a house party for the celebration of her husband's birthday which featured Naira Marley and score of others. 

Some Nigerians on social media have shown their displeasure about this event. They complained that Funke Akindele who is know for pitching social distancing has also showcased a counter action to what she's preaching. 

Some of the social media users called for her arrest for flaunting the lockdown order. 

Meanwhile, Funke Akindele has released another video to explain to Nigerians that she has not disobeyed the lock down order and also apologized for releasing the misleading  video of the house party to the public.

Reporting has reached us that Funke Akindele has been arrested by The Nigerian Police and has been taken to Panti Police Station while her husband is also expected to report at the police station. 

 

DettolNigeria hss however replied to the even and reaction in a tweet the same day. 

See tweet:

We have been made aware through social media that Funke Akindele recently, acting in her personal capacity, had a celebration which is against the caution to the public on social distancing during the covid-19 pandemic.

The NCDC partnered with Dettol on a public service message to educate our communities about preventive measures against COVID-19. Funke is not a brand ambassador of the NCDC.

As a responsible organization and brand Dettol does not condone any breach of the guidelines on Covid-19. As an organization we are concerned at the turn of events. 

We will continue to support NCDC and the Nigerian govt to fight COVID-19

Meanwhile some people have speculated that Funke Akindele is a brand ambassador to NCDC. 

The NCDC has also released a statement in a tweet:

As an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria, NCDC has not engaged brand ambassadors as part of our response to #COVID19

We continue to emphasise that all Nigerians maintain #socialdistancing to prevent the spread of #COVID19