Popular Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola also known as Naira Marley, is making news again as he faces fresh charges of fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) revealed in a post on its official Instagram page, the statements of the 10th prosecution witness, Dein Whyte, in the trial against Naira Marley.
The witness revealed to Justice Nicholas Oweibo during the Federal High Court sitting on Thursday, November 30, 2023, that, the popular payment platform, Visa had identified Naira Marley’s credit card details for fraudulent transactions.
The witness added that tools used to verify the authenticity, active state, and accuracy of credit card credentials, including the region of the card user were found on Naira Marley’s device.
According to EFCC, the witness said:
“As part of the findings from the investigation, forensic analysis revealed that malicious programmes that are being used to illegally obtain credit card information, which can be used for card non-present transactions, were found on the device that was recovered from the defendant upon his arrest” Also revealed were malicious tools used to disguise the active location of an internet user when his or her devices are connected to the internet.
Tools that are used to verify the validity, active state and accuracy of credit card credentials as well as the region of the issuer of that card were discovered on the defendant’s device. The analysis further revealed the website that had been accessed on the computer of the defendant through his browser history. The websites include sites where credit card information are illegally traded.
