Lagos socialite, Ogbulu Chidinma Pearl has been sentenced to prison for distributing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) which is also known as petrol, as souvenirs during her installation party.
Gatekeepers News reports that Ogbulu who had on the 5th of March, 2022 shared petrol as souvenirs at an Event Centre in the state, was sentenced to 27 months- imprisonment.
There is however an option of fine totalling N1,015,000 after Chief Magistrate Ogundare held that the prosecution has proven the charge against the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt.
Gatekeepers News reports that the defendant was earlier arraigned on the 14th of March at the Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting at Oshodi before Chief Magistrate Kehinde Ogundare, where she pleaded not guilty.
She changed her plea on Thursday from not guilty to guilty on the three counts.
The offences were found to have violated section 251(1), 168 (1), and 244 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 as well as Section 195 (2)(b) of the Environmental Management Protection Law of Lagos State 2017.
On the first count, the court sentenced the defendant to 3months imprisonment with a fine option of 15,000 (fifteen thousand naira).
On the second count, she was handed one-year imprisonment with a fine option of 500,000 (five hundred thousand).
While the third count got her one-year imprisonment with a fine option of 500,000 (five hundred thousand naira).
