Internet fraud: Naira Marley arraigned, remanded in prison custody

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By Abdallah el-Kurebe

#TrackNigeria: The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned a Nigerian artiste, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, before Justice Nicholas I. Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on an 11-count charge of cybercrime.

A statement by the acting Head, Media and Publicity of the Commission, Tony Orilade made available to Newsdiaryonline said the defendant was arrested on May 10, 2019, following intelligence report received by the Commission about his alleged involvement in internet fraud.

“That you, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, aka Naira Marley, and Yad isril  (still at large), on or about the 26th  day of November, 2018, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, conspired amongst yourself to use Access card no: 5264711020433662 issued to persons other  than you in a bid to obtain gain and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 27(1) (b) of the Cybercrime Prohibition, Prevention etc Act 2015 and punishable under Section 33(2) of the same Act,” one of the counts read.

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The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him and the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, asked the court for a trial date.

He also prayed for accelerated hearing of the case and urged the court to remand the defendant in prison custody.

Counsel to the defendant, Taiwo Oluwa Ore- Agba, asked the court for a date to hear the bail application on behalf his client.

Consequently, Justice Oweibo adjourned the case to May 30, 2019 and ordered the defendant to be remanded in prison custody pending the hearing of the bail application.

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