Naira Marley Demystified: 10 Surprising Things About Him

Naira Marley Still in hot pepper-soup pot as GTB, Mastercard officials, seven others to testify against him.

Naira Marley is a Nigerian  musician who was born on March 21, 1989 in Agege county of Lagos state Nigeria. Naira Marley was said to have relocated to Peckham, United Kingdom when he was 11 years old thus Naira marley is a UK citizen.

Recently Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley was arrested on May 10 at 9 Gbangbala Street, Ikate, Lekki, Lagos, together with Omomniyi Temidayo (a.k.a Zlatan Ibile) and three others for alleged advance fee fraud popularly referred to in Nigeria as Yahoo Yahoo a.k.a GEE.

The other 4 people that where first arrested alongside Naira Marley has been released on bail and apparently cleared off the advanced free fraud crimes. The charges made against Naira Marley are huge because Yahoo Yahoo is deemed a huge cyber crime in Nigeria.

Why Naira Marley is been arrested.

Naira Marley was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the grounds that he (Naira marley)

1. Is a yahoo boy (to be proved in court)
2. Supports the Nigeria youth through his artistic media to indulge in cyber crime

Ever since his arrest Naira Marley's fans known to be called Marlians have taken to social medias to air their concern for their mafian who was arrested earlier this month for his release.

Apparently it is said that Naira Marley advocates for yahoo boys in Nigeria and promotes the so called 419 or internet fraud activities which in the other was waved off by colleague in the Nigeria music industry by name Ruggedman, saying that this ill mannered activities practiced by the youths is negatively affecting Nigerians in diaspora.

Ruggedman and other concerned Nigerians has spoken against this malicious activity because these activities are detrimental to Nigerians and Africans at large. 

You might not know how yahoo is affecting negatively until you travel out abroad or even go to foreign emissaries to apply for a visa. -- A concerned Nigerian chirps..

 GTB, Mastercard officials, seven others to testify against him.

Marlians are advised not to rejoice yet because Marley hasn't been acquainted of the alleged crimes labelled against him. He was just granted bail; the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.

According to The Punch the witnesses would give evidence of their investigation, tender exhibits and reveal their findings to the court.

Three of the witnesses were said to have taken the defendant’s and witnesses’ statements.

The remaining are representatives of MasterCard, Visa Inc and Guaranty Trust Bank, who are expected to tender relevant card and account details of the defendant to the court.

After his arrest, the anti-graft agency filed 11 charges against Naira Marley bordering on alleged cyber-crime and identity theft.

The alleged crimes were in contravention of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and the Cyber Crimes Act, which the artiste risks seven years in jail if found guilty.

Section 33 (2) of the Act, which Naira Marley was accused of contravening reads, “Any person who uses: a counterfeit access device; an unauthorized 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.”

The charges with suit number FHC/L/178C/19 were filed before a Lagos State High Court.

Naira Marley was granted bail after 10 days upon application by his counsel Mrs Taiwo Oreagba and was officially approved by  Justice Oweibo. The bail was set at N2,000,000. (Two million naira only) and currently Naira Marley is set free from custody not acquainted. 

Azeez has been rumored to have released a  track titled "WHY" just under 24 hours of his release.

Ten things you never knew about Naira Marley

1. Naira Marley has dual citizenship. He is Nigerian and at the same time a British citizen
2. He was born in Nigeria but relocated to the United Kingdom at the age of 11
3. He never had the aspiration to become a musician but an hypeman/MC until he later discovered his talent in music
4. He is the owner of 2017 street hit single; “Issa Goal”
5. His remix of “Issa Goal” which featured Olamide, Simi, Falz & Slimcase was adopted by the Nigerian Football national team as their theme at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
6. He is the number one street gangster in the street of Peckham in London, England
7. He has been arrested 124 times in the United Kingdom
8. He was arrested by the EFCC in Nigeria on the 10th of May, 2019 at about 5;30 am in relation to cyber crime.
9. He has an 11-count charge leveled against him by the anti-graft and crime agency
10. He will appear in court to answer to his charges sooner in 2019 and if found guilty, he will likely face 7-years in jail.