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  Court Grants Naira Marley N2m Bail . . Justice Nicholas I. Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, May 30, 2019, granted bail to a Nigerian artiste, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, in the sum of N2, 000,000.00( Two Million Naira). . . Marley was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, #EFCC, on May 20, 2019 on an 11-count charge bordering on cybercrime. Watch Full Video One of the counts reads: “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.” . . He pleaded not guilty to the charges ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on May 20, 2019 arraigned a Nigerian artiste, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, before Justice Nicholas I. Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on an 11-count charge bordering on cybercrime. Watch Video The defendant was arrested on May 10, 2019, following intelligence report received by the Commission about his alleged involvement in internet fraud. One of the counts reads:  “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.” The defe...

jomo pictures   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rejected the plea bargain offer of a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory,  Ms  Jumoke Akinjide. According to the anti-graft commission’s lawyer, Nnemeke Omenwa, the agency would instead proceed with the trial. At the last sitting of the court on February 6, the EFCC had admitted to the court that it had recovered the N650m allegedly laundered by Ms Akinjide and two others. The Commission had, however, emphasised that the case before the court was not merely about the funds but was rather about the nature of the funds and the manner the defendants handled them. The case consequently proceeded to trial on Thursday with the first prosecution witness already giving evidence. More to follow… Proceeds Of Unlawful Activities On January 16, the anti-graft agency had arraigned the former minister and two others for allegedly receiving N650m cash from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs D...