On Monday, July 12, 2021, Justice I. Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, adjourned the case of Afeez Adeshina Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, who was arraigned sometime in 2019 on an 11-count charge of credit card fraud preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, until October 5, 2021.
He pled not guilty to the accusation, which resulted in his trial.
The prosecution has called two witnesses since the trial began, Nuru Buhari Dalhatu and Augustine Anosike, both forensic experts with the EFCC, who revealed to the court how the defendant frequently visited sites where stolen credit cards were sold to interested fraudsters, as well as other shocking evidence recovered from the defendant’s mobile device.
At today’s resumption of the hearing, the prosecution counsel, Bilkisu Buhari, informed the court that the issue was scheduled for cross-examination of the second prosecution witness, PW2, Anosike, and begged the court to call the witness for the continuation of the hearing.
Akinwale Kola-Taiwo, counsel for the defendants, urged the court for a short date on the basis that “the case is for mention today and not continuation as indicated by the prosecution.”
As a result, Justice Oweibo approved the defence’s request and delayed the case till October 5, 6, and 7 for the continuation of the trial.
