Contentious Following weeks of being imprisoned Nigerian artist Abdulazeez Fashola, better known as Naira Marley, and his assistant Samson Elutu, well known as Sam Larry, were given bail. A story that made it to Kemi Filani claims that the troubled businessmen were ordered to give three sureties a sizeable amount of N20 million instead of being given bail.
Larry and Naira have also been told to give up their foreign passports and appear weekly at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The Magistrate issued them a stern warning to avoid reaching her directly, as all attempts to contact her would be recorded and potentially disclosed in open court proceedings.
Recall that following the demise of late singer, Mohbad, Naira Marley and Sam Larry were accused of physically assaulting the singer and had been remanded by the police. Last week, Naira Marley and Sam Larry filed a lawsuit against the Magistrate and Police over their continuous detention. The suit was filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos and named the police and magistrate as defendants, and are seeking N20m each as damages. The lawsuit has gotten many talking with some concurring with them, while others noted how they were being accused of murder hence their detention.
This came after a Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos State, on October 4, 2023, remanded Naira Marley and Sam Larry, over allegations of bullying the late former Marlian Music signee Mohbad. Although the Lagos State Police Command had sought a 30-day remand for Naira Marley and the others to complete their ongoing investigation, Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun ruled that a 21-day remand would suffice.
