The courts have orders the immediate arrest and arraignment of popular Nigerian streethop musician Azeez Fashola AKA Naira Marley for allegedly stealing a car.
A Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered his arrest over alleged car theft.
The chief magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, ordered that the Investigating Police Officer (IPO), Sgt. Sunday Idoko, handling the case must present Naira Marley in court on the next date of adjournment.
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However, two of the musician’s brothers and his cousins appeared in court over alleged theft of a car and a cell phone.
The defendants, Idris Fashola, 18, Babatunde Fashola, 24; and Kunle Obere, 22, are facing a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, assault and obstructing the arrest of Naira Marley.
The chief magistrate granted the three defendants N500,000 bail with two sureties in like sum.
He ordered the IPO to produce Naira Marley before the court on Dec. 21, when the case would be listed for further hearing.
The prosecutor, ASP Edet Okoi, told the court that the three defendants committed the offences on Dec. 16, at Eko Hotel Roundabout on Victoria Island, Lagos.
He said that the trio who were in a motorcade with Naira Marley, stole a Toyota Camry vehicle with Registration No. FEE 120 AA valued at N1.8 million and an IPhone X5 worth N330,000 belonging to one Mr Adelekan Ademola.
He added that the three defendants and others at large assaulted the complainant by beating him up.
Okoi alleged that the second defendant, Babatunde Fashola and others at large obstructed the police while performing their lawful duty and prevented them from arresting Naira Marley.
“One of the vehicles in the musiciaon’s motorcade hit the complainant’s vehicle from the back while he was throwing out money from his vehicle to his fans.
”When the complainant came down from the vehicle to inspect the damage, Obere entered into the complainant’s Camry and drove it off with the motorcade.
“Ademola reported to the police and the vehicle was tracked to where it was parked at Jakande Crescent, Oniru in Lagos.
“When the police arrived at the location in company with the complainant, Naira Marley and his boys started beating the complainant.
” A group of boys obstructed the police from arresting the musician but they were able to apprehend the three defendants,” he alleged.
Meanwhile the singer had reacted to the call for his arrest by claiming that lies are being told about him.
He stated that he had multiple cars and such a story could only be fabrication. Taking to his twitter page, he tweeted:
Car theft?? 😂😂😂😂 maybe I need to post my bentley, Porsche or benzo. If u lot like try stain my name from today till tomorrow I will still be the next president and who’s adeyemi fashola aka Naira Marley.
Another free promo I’m guessing
Looool I’m still baffled, one bad belle paid bloggers to carry fake news because I’m sure the bloggers didn’t sit down to make that up themselves.
Car theft ko grand theft niU can’t even sue no1 in Nigeria 😂 😂It would cost u so much money to sue. I would have sue all these news presenters but then again LOL Ep coming out 18th December. I believe is God that just want y’all to give me free promo.
The difference between Naira Marley, 2pac, Fela, Mandela, Martin Luther king, mko abiola and president Kennedy is that Naira Marley’s still alive. Marlians I didn’t give y’all MAFO for no reason. MAFO that’s the tweet.
See tweets below
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