Naira Marley has appeared before Justice Owibo of the
Federal High Court in Lagos over crimes related to cyber fraud.
In a video shared by blogger, Instablog9ja, Naira Marley is
spotted in the dock on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, where his case was been
trialed by Justice Oweibo of the Federal High Court located at Ikoyi, Lagos.
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According to reports, the music star will be returning to
the court on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, as his case was adjourned by the
presiding judge.
It would be recalled that Naira Marley was arrested by the
EFCC back in May 2019, alongside men now identified as rapper, Zlatan Ibile,
Rahman Jago, Guccy Branch, and another unknown person.
Five days later, Zlatan Ibile and three others were
released.
On the same day that Zlatan and the rest were released, the
EFCC filed an 11-count fraud-related charge against Naira Marley. He appeared
before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi in May on the charges filed against him.
When the news broke, it was alleged that his actual crime
was credit card fraud. Also alleged was that cards carrying Nicole Louise
Malyon, and Timea Fedorne Tatar were found on him.
If found guilty, Naira Marley faces imprisonment for a term of not more than seven years or a fine of not more than N5,000,000.00 and forfeiture of the advantage or value derived from his act.
Source: The Pulse
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