Musician, Naira Marley, has affirmed his innocence while writing about his family and the laptop found on him during his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade, had said that he was being held due to overwhelming evidence of cyber crime against him.
He has since been charged to court.
A copy of Naira’s statement was obtained exclusively by punchng.com.
“My name is Azeez Fashola. I am married to two wives and I have four kids. They are all British citizens staying in the United Kingdom. I studied in the United Kingdom, started studying at Porlock Hall, then I moved to Walworth School where I received my GCSE.
“My results for my GCSE are English (C), Maths (B) and Science (C). I left Walworth School with my qualification and went further to study at Peckham Academy, where I got distinction in Business. Then, I went further to study at Crossways College where I finished my Business Law; but I had kids at that time, so I took a break and started making music till date,” he wrote
Speaking about his foray into music, he said: “I started making music in 2014 individually (sic), but now I’m signed to Marathon, a United Kingdom-based record label. I had a deal with Coca-Cola for my song, Issa Goal, in which I featured Olamide and Lil Kesh. I also had deals with Nike to participate in the Nigerian sportswear (sic).
“I’m in possession of a MacBook laptop, which I borrowed from a friend named Yad Isril in England, because while returning to Nigeria, I knew I was going to need a laptop to upload my music videos on YouTube and also to keep my exclusive songs. I’m in possession of the laptop but I have no idea what is on it apart from my music videos.”
Last Monday, Justice I.N. Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the remand of Naira Marley in the custody of the EFCC.
The singer, born Azeez Fashola, will be in the custody of the anti-graft agency till the hearing of his bail application on May 30.
