Omah Lay and Tems return to Nigeria after their arrest for flouting Covid-19 guidelines in Uganda
The singers landed at the Murtala Muhammed International airport on Thursday afternoon.
Omah Lay and Tems are back in Nigeria [Instagram/OmahLay] [Instagram/TemsBaby]
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Omah Lay and Tems were arrested on Sunday, December 13, 2020, for performing at an 'unauthorised concert' and disobeying COVID-19 protocols.
The news of their arrival was announced by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission's Twitter page on Thursday, December 17.
![Omah Lay and Tems were arrested in Uganda for breaking the covid-19 guidelines. [Channels]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'650'%20height%3D'350'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Omah Lay and Tems were arrested in Uganda for breaking the covid-19 guidelines. [Channels]")
Omah Lay and Tems were arrested in Uganda for breaking the covid-19 guidelines. [Channels]
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"Breaking: Stanley Omah Didia (@Omah_Lay), Temilade Openiyi (@temsbaby), Muyiwa Ayoniyi and others just landed at the MMIA Lagos from Uganda via Ethiopia Airline at about 12:35 pm local time," the tweet read.
"Special thanks to our Mission in Ugandan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and NiDCOM for facilitating their returns. @NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG."
After their arrest, the singers were on Monday, December 14 arraigned in court on charges of doing “acts that are likely to cause the spread of infectious disease Covid-19.”
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They were later released after spending two days behind bars.
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