In a ruling delivered this morning November 6, a Magistrate court sitting in Yaba has granted the Marlian Music boss, Naira Marley and his associate Sam Larry bail in the sum of N20 million with three responsible sureties.
After the death of the singer Mohbad, Naira Marley and Sam Larry were both accused of physically assaulting the singer while he was alive. Upon arrival into Nigeria, they were both arrested by the police and on the 4th of October, 2023, a magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos State remanded them in custody over allegations of bullying the late former Marlian Music signee Mohbad.
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.
They were granted bail today and as part of their bail conditions, the court asked them to surrender their international passports and make weekly appearances at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID).They are also to provide three sureties in like sum.
The presiding magistrate also warned that any attempts to contact her directly would be recorded and potentially disclosed in open court proceedings.
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