Naira Marley has been in court since May 2019, and the court has decided to prolong the trial until late November
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned the continuation of trial of Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley, until November 13 and 30. Marley is charged with cyber crime.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo adjourned the case following absence of the defendant from court.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting the defendant on charges bordering on cyber crime.
The anti-graft agency preferred the charges on May 14, 2019.
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Fashola was consequently arraigned on May 20, 2019, before Justice Nicholas Oweibo, but he pleaded not guilty.
The court granted him bail in the sum of two million naira, with two sureties in like sum.
On October 6, Justice Oweibo issued a warrant for production of the defendant, following his absence from trial on the last date .
Oweibo’s order followed an application for production warrant by the prosecution, Mrs Bilikisu Buhari.
