By Ishaya Ibrahim
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, would on May 13, 2020 rule on the no case application made by music artiste, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, who is standing trial for alleged credit card fraud.
In May 2019, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Naira on an 11-count charge of conspiracy, possession of counterfeit cards and fraud.
The first prosecution witness, Nuru Buhari, had informed the court that apart from the stolen credit card information found with Naira Marley, website history recovered from his device showed that the five most visited sites dealt with buying and selling of stolen credit card information.
“Analysis of the websites revealed that web 1 is where stolen card information is being sold to intending fraudsters, web 2 is for stolen credit cards specifically for the United Kingdom, web 3 is an online website designed for UK card holders to check their balance wherever they are around the world, web 4 is a dark web meaning an underground tunnel in the Internet where stolen credit card information are sold and traded, web 5 is an online shopping mall where members are given discounts for shopping from certain shops.”
The court would rule on May 13 whether the evidence so far provided by the EFCC was sufficient enough to continue trial.