Covid-19: Naira Marley Convicted Over Abuja Concert |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

Nigerian Hip Hop Artiste, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has been convicted for performing at an Abuja Concert, thus, contravening guidelines set by Federal Government to reduce the spread of Coronavirus in the country.

The lewd musician was fined N100,000 alongside all other attendees of the concert arrested by the Police.

The magazine gathered that Naira Marley was arrested in Lagos by the Nigeria Police.

It would be recalled that Naira Marley was airlifted to Abuja by a charter aircraft and maintenance firm, Executive Jet Services, for the concert amidst a ban put in place against flight operations, and inter-state movements.

The Airline was sanctioned by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, leading to accusations and counter accusations.

A group member of Marley’s band,was alleged to have impersonated the Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, which the operators of the Airline claimed confused it in  airlifting him despite   Government restriction.

But the person turned out to be Marley’s younger brother who shared same name as the Minister for Works.

The ‘Gbese Ko Te Esu Mole’ crooner has always been involved in one controversy or another, leading to invitations by the Police.

It would be recalled that during the Covid-19  outbreak, Naira Marley alongside Actress, Funke Akindele Bello and her husband were arrested,  convicted, and fined for contravening the Covid-19 guidelines, especially on Social Distancing by hosting a birthday Party at their residence at Amen Estate, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos.

The Lagos State arrested  and arraigned them  before the Magistrate Court.

Also, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested and detained Naira Marley for promoting Cyber Fraud in his Song ‘Am I. A Yahoo Boy’, in which he talked about his fraudulent lifestyle back in United Kingdom.

He was also Arraigned in Court and remanded in Ikoyi Prison for several weeks, before meeting his bail conditions.

Naira Marley was also involved in an  alleged Car theft and assault on a young man alongside his Cousins.

He was arrested and also Arraigned in Court and remanded in Prison before settling the issue amicably out of Court.