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Federal High Court Admits Fresh Evidence In Naira Marley’s Fraud Case

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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has admitted more exhibits as evidence in the ongoing fraud trial of Nigerian artist Naira Marley.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo Trial judge, of the Federal High Court, Lagos admitted a C.D containing the phone analysis of the embattled singer. Anosike Augustine a mobile forensic expert with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tendered the C.D as evidence.

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Anosike also analyzed the contents of the iPhone 11 allegedly retrieved from Naira Marley during an investigation.

Olalekan Ojo, Counsel to Naira Marley, SAN objected to the admissibility of the evidence. However, in his ruling, Justice Oweibo overruled the objections of the counsel and admitted the C.D in evidence.

The judge said, ”l have considered the agreement of both parties as well as the ground for the objection. I consider the C.D to be admissible in view of the nature of this case and the evidence of other prosecution witnesses”. The judge marked it exhibit F.

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The trial of the case could however not go on after the ruling. The defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo was not in court resulting in an adjournment to 8th and 11th of March.

 

Recall that EFCC had on 20th May 2019, arraigned Naira Marley on 11 counts of money laundering and Internet fraud.

 

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