Following an alleged car theft and refusal to appear in court by ‘Am I a yahoo’ crooner, the famous hip-hop artiste, Naira Marley has reportedly opted for out-of-court settlement.
WITHIN NIGERIA had earlier reported that a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has ordered a musician, Adeyemi Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley to appear in court for arraignment for alleged car theft on January 14, 2020
According to lawyers representing Naira Marley, his two brothers Idris Fashola, 18; Babatunde Fashola, 24; and their cousin, Kunle Obere, 22, the four-count charge of conspiracy, stealing, assault and obstructing the police against their clients might be dropped before the next hearing of the case if the talks between them and the complainant’s lawyers is successful.
The rapper’s counsel, Mr Awokulehin Ayodeji who spoke to The Nation disclosed that the Police are not against a peaceful resolution of the matter.
He said; “We hope that an agreement will be reached before the next adjourned date. The police have no problem with an out of court settlement.”
