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Court Adjourns Naira Marley’s Card Fraud Trial

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5 years ago

Oct 22, 2019.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday adjourned the alleged card fraud trial of Nigerian musician, Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley.
Naira Marley is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an 11-count charge of conspiracy, possession of counterfeit cards and fraud.
The court’s decision would allow the EFCC counsel Rotimi Oyedepo and Fashola’s counsel Olalekan Ojo (SAN) to respond to two motions.
The court is yet to fix a date for trial proper but has asked Fashola’s counsel to move his motion.
His co-defendant is one Yad Isril, who is said to still be at large.
The defendant was arraigned on May 20 before Justice Nicholas Oweibo but pleaded not guilty.
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He secured N2 million bail with two sureties in the like sum, following an application by his counsel, Mr Olalekan Ojo, (SAN).
The trial was scheduled for yesterday, but the court did not sit.
According to the charge, the defendant committed the offences on different dates including November 26, 2018, December 11, 2018, and May 10,
Fashola and his accomplices allegedly conspired to use different Access Bank ATM Cards to defraud their victims.
They allegedly used Access Card number 5264711020433662 issued to other persons, in a bid to obtain fraudulent financial gains.
Fashola was said to have possessed these counterfeit credit cards, belonging to different cardholders, with intent to defraud, and which also constituted theft.
The offences contravene the provisions of Section 1 23 (1) (b), 27 (1}, 33, 33(9) Cyber Crime (Prohibition) Prevention Act, 2015.