Worried by the continuous incarceration of their favourite artiste, Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley, some fans sympathetic to his plight on Saturday stormed the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stage a protest calling for his release.
WuzupNaija reports that the artiste was arrested a week ago by EFCC over his alleged involvement in cybercrime.
He was arrested alongside four others, including upcoming singer, Zlatan Ibile who had since been released.
During the week, the EFCC filed 11 fraud charges against the singer which border on credit card fraud. He risks seven years in jail if found guilty.
Some of his fans, however, took to the entrance of the EFCC office in Ikoyi area of Lagos on Saturday morning to protest his detention. The videos of their protest were shared on social media.
In the footage, the protesters were seen in two minibuses as they head for the EFCC office chanting ‘free Naira Marley’.
They also carried placards with different inscriptions demanding his release. Some of their placards had inscriptions like “EFCC Please”, “We miss you Naira Marley”
Since the videos of their protest emerged on social media, some Nigerians worried by the protest have taken to Twitter to react and mock the protesters who they described as lazy Nigerian youths.
See the video:
See some of the reactions:
The so called Nigerian youths protesting in front of EFCC’s office in Lagos asking for Naira Marley to be released are only making his case worse.
— Dr. Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) May 18, 2019
Please next time use: some stupid Nigerian youths storm EFCC…..
Don’t come and join my good head with bad head biko https://t.co/vhclYMbeLh
— Queen of Naija (@Queenofnaija1) May 18, 2019
12 agberos/touts are not Nigerian youths..? They are Naira Marley’s friends and family members. Shikena!!!!!! https://t.co/i57APjyELV
— jessica clark ???? (@strawapril) May 18, 2019
Some Lazy Nigerian Youths want the release of a fraudster, yahoo boi, 419…..he’s a total scam
— Prince Paul (@PrincePaulNG) May 18, 2019
I never believed that I will be alive to see some lazy Nigerian youths carrying placard in front of Efcc complex Lagos, to demand the release of a fraud-star, with a known case of cyber crimes. Let’s destroy this country and start all over again. Oti sun mi.
— Uhunamure Osazee (@iamtheosazee) May 18, 2019
8 Jobless, Chelsea and Naira Marley fans storm EFCC office to demand the immediate release of @nairamarley, you all are saying Nigerian Youths.
— Efe Nathaniel (@gistsstack) May 18, 2019
And please dears it was 12 Chelsea fans that stormed EFCC’s office not Nigerian Youths
— F A I T H (@STA3RK) May 18, 2019
“Miscreants” not “Nigerian Youths” please.
Do the people in the video you watched look like Nigerian Youths?
Please stop insulting Nigerian Youths….
— St. Oracle???? (@call_me_oracle) May 18, 2019
A couple of jobless yoruba boys not even up to 10 stormed EFCC office to embarrass themselves and y’all are saying it’s Nigerian youths. Do you people even have sense? https://t.co/UEOatmEAXe
— Oscar Israel (@iamoscarisrael) May 18, 2019
