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Naira Marley to be remanded in prison till May 30

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TRACKING>>Popstar Naira Marley will be remanded in prison till May 30, 2019 as EFCC hands him over to Nigerian prison officials.

Today, Naira Marley appeared before the Federal High Court in Lagos, where he pleaded not guilty to all 11 charges bordering on fraud and cybercrime.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo ordered the remand of Naira Marley in prison.

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On May 30, the singer’s bail application proceeding would be heard to determine if he’d be out of EFCC’s custody until judgement is served on a later date.

According to the EFCC, some of the items recovered from Naira Marley which were presented as exhibits include; credit cards which bore the names- Nicole Louise Malyon, and Timea Fedorne Tatar.

If found guilty by the anti-graft agency, the rapper risks a seven-year jail term according to Section 33 (2) of the Nigerian law which states that: “Any person who uses: a counterfeit access device; an unauthorised 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.”

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Naira Marley’s mum burst into tears on seeing her son

According to Sahara Reporters, mother of embattled singer burst into uncontrollable tearsafter seeing her son being escorted into the court.

Her agony was intensified when she witnessed the EFCC hand him over to the Nigerian Prison Service for detention until May 30, 2019.

Naira Marley’s Mother In Tears As Lawyers Explain The Situation To Her (Photo credit: Sahara Reporters)

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