By DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR NAIRA MARLEY AS HE RISKS 7 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AFTER EFCC FILES 11 COUNT CHARGES
It is certainly not the best of times for Azeez Fashola, a.k.a Naira Marley as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has preferred 11 charges bordering on fraud against him for alleged credit card fraud.
#YahooYahoo! EFCC nabs Nigerian singer Naira Marley
BlackBox Nigeria gathered that the musician effectively risks seven years in jail if found guilty, as Section 33 (2) which he was accused of breaching.
The provision of the section reads,
“Any person who uses: a counterfeit access device; an unauthorised access device; an access device issued to another person; resulting in a loss or gain commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to 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.
EFCC Reveals Why Naira Marley Was arrested
The charges with suit number FHC/L/178C/19 were filed before a Lagos State High Court.
Some of the credit cards found on Naira Marley according to the EFCC, bore the names- Nicole Louise Malyon, and Timea Fedorne Tatar.
“Naira Marley, Zlatan, 3 others already revealing involvement in alleged criminal activities” -EFCC
The alleged crimes were in contravention of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and the Cyber Crimes Act.
The charges read in part,
“That you, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, aka Naira Marley, and Raze (still at large), on or about the 11th day of December 2018, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, conspired amongst yourselves to use Access card 42658840359191132 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 Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act 2015 and punishable under Section 33(2) of the Same Act.
“That you, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, aka Naira Marley, and Raze (still at large), on or about the 10th day of May 2019, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, with intent to defraud possessed, counterfeit card 4921819410257431 issued to Timea Fedorne Tatar and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 33(9) of Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act 2015.”
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Time will tell where the tides would turn for the embattled singer!
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