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Singer Naira Marley pleads guilty in court, fined N100K

Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola, better known by his stage name Naira Marley, appeared before a Lagos State Special Offences Mobile Court in Oshodi today August 6.

Naira Marley, 26, and his manager were accused of flouting the presidential ban on interstate travels during the lockdown period.

Official court documents confirmed Naira Marley was arraigned alongside his Manager Seyi Awouga on a one-count charge of “breach of the cessation of movement and interstates travel order made by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

Naira Marley and his manager pleaded guilty and were awarded a fine of N100,000 each by the presiding magistrate.

Naira Marley, his manager and ex-BBNaija housemate Kim Oprah had on June 13 this year travelled from Lagos to Abuja for a drive-in concert.

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Daniel Nkado is a Nigerian writer and social researcher whose work examines Black identity, racism, institutional inequality, social power and belonging. He is the founder of DNB Stories Africa. Read more about Daniel, including his research methodology and full biography, here.

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