EFCC’s Suit Against Naira Marley Stalls.
Criminal trial of Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola,
popularly known as Naira Marley, could not proceed before a Federal High Court
Lagos on Wednesday, following a pending application for fiat before the Chief
Judge of the court.
The prosecutor, Bilikisu Buhari, informed the trial
judge, Justice Isaac Dipeolu, that an application for fiat to enable the former
judge continue with trial of the defendant, is already awaiting approval by the
CJ of the court.
She said that the application is dated December 8,
2023.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, is
prosecuting Naira Marley on charges bordering on cybercrime.
The anti-graft agency preferred the charges on May
14, 2019.
Fashola, who sang the popular song: “Am I a yahoo
boy”, was arraigned on May 20, 2019 before Justice Nicholas Oweibo, but he had
pleaded not guilty.
Justice Oweibo had accordingly, granted him bail in
the sum of N2 million, with two sureties in like sum.
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