EFCC files 11-count charge against Naira Marley

An eleven (11) counts charge has been instituted against upcoming musician, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, for alleged credit card fraud.

The charge was filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charge designated FHC/L/178C/19 was filed before Federal high court sitting Lagos.

According to the anti-graft agency, some of the credit cards, bore the names- Nicole Louise Malyon, and Timea Fedorne Tatar.

The charge reads 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.”

He will be arraigned before justice Nicolas Oweibo of Federal high court Lagos on Monday 20th of May.