Court orders arrest, arraignment of Naira Marley over alleged car theft

A Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on
Monday ordered that a Nigerian musician,
Adeyemi Fashola, popularly known as Naira
Marley should be arrested and arraigned 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.

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.
He said that the offences contravened
Sections 112,172, 287 and 411 of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, 2015.