A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has admitted more exhibits as evidence for the ongoing trial of hip-hop singer Azeez Fashola, also known as ‘Naira Marley.’
Recall that CEOAFRICA reported that the anti-graft agency on May 20, 2019, arraigned Naira Marley on 11 counts of money laundering and Internet fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes C omission (EFCC) alleged that some credit cards found in his residence had the names Nicole Louise Malyon and Timea Fedorne Tatar on them, in which Naira Marley pleaded not guilty of all the charges against him.
In his ruling on Wednesday, Justice Nicolas Oweibo accepted a Compact Disk containing the phone analysis of the singer, tendered as evidence by the second prosecution witness, Anosike Augustine, on the ground that the iPhone which was analysed has been admitted in evidence before.
The judge overruled the objection of Naira Marley’s counsel Olalekan Ojo (SAN) and admitted the CD in evidence marked exhibit ‘F.’
He said “l have considered the agreement of both parties as well as the ground for the objection, I consider the CD to be admissible in view of the nature of this case and the evidence of other prosecution witness.”
The trial of the case could not proceed because the defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo, was not in court and sought an adjournment.
The trial has been adjourned to 8th and 11th of March, 2021.