Shubomi Fashola, sister of the Nigerian rapper Naira Marley, whose real name is Azeez Fashola, has asserted that her brother’s incarceration is aimed at placating the Nigerian public.

In a prior development, on October 4, 2023, a magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos State, ordered the detention of Naira Marley and the well-known socialite, Balogun Eletu, also known as Sam Larry. They faced allegations of mistreating the late former Marlian Music signee, Mohbad.

Expressing her concerns about her brother’s prolonged detention, Shubomi contends that holding him in custody for nearly 30 days without any formal charges, substantive evidence, or credible witnesses is a violation of his fundamental human rights. She lamented that her brother’s detention appears to be a response to social media pressure.

Speaking via her Instagram story, she wrote, “Keeping someone who willingly travelled back to help in detention for nearly 30 days with no charge, no evidence, no sufficient witness is a violation of his human rights. Keeping him in custody to appease social media and the internet mob is crazy.

“If you have evidence against him for anything he’s been accused of, charge him! But if you don’t, release him. It shouldn’t take this long for the investigation to be done.

“We all want the truth! We all want justice. What is the delay? We’ve already lost one person; trying to lynch another is not going to bring about justice. I pray nobody experiences being accused of an atrocity you have no hand in. God is in control!”