Contrary to claims by defense counsel of Nigerian singer Azeez
Fashola better known as Naira Marley in court that he is a first time
offender, findings by SaharaReporters has reveal that the singer was
declared wanted by Lewisham Police, United Kingdom in 2014.
Naira Marley was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Comission in Nigeria for his alleged connection to advance fee fraud and
cyber crime.
On Monday 20th of May, 2019, during the arraignment of Naira Marley
by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC at the Federal
High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos a member of his defence counsel, Taiwo Oreagba
who stood in for his lead defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo had pleaded with
Hon. Justice I.N Oweibo, the Judge presiding over the case that the
singer be remanded in EFCC custody pending the day of his bail hearing.
Oreagba had made the plea to the judge stating that Niara Marley was a first time offender.
Justice Oweibo eventually ruled that the singer should be remanded in Prison custody.
In a report published by London news website, Newsshopper on the
11th of June 2014, Naira Marley, alongside four men, was declared wanted
by Lewisham Police for crimes ranging from robbery to sexual assault on
a night bus.
In his mugshot, the singer who was 19-years-old at that time was
pictured dressed in a black T-shirt and a swollen left eye with a
caption that read: “Azeez Fashola, 19, is wanted by police in connection with an incident in Surrey Canal Road, New Cross on March 5.”
Naira Marley has been remanded in prison custody until the 30th of May for the hearing of his bail application.
The arrest of Naira Marley by the EFCC had generated mixed
reactions as some personalities like Daddy Showkey amongst others have
rebuked the anti-graft agency for going after the singer when corrupt
politicians walk freely while others like Ruggedman have rejected those
in support of the singer’s stance on “Cybercrime” saying fraud should
not be celebrated.
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Source: SaharaReporters
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