Naira Marley’s Former Lawyer, Taiwo Oreagba, Bags 2 Years Jail Term For Soliciting Bribe

A court has sent musician, Naira Marley’s former lawyer to prison.

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced the lawyer identified as Taiwo Oreagba, to two years imprisonment for soliciting a N4million bribe.

Justice Taiwo convicted Oreagba, who once represented “Am I a Yahoo boy?” crooner Naira Marley in his ongoing alleged internet crime-related prosecution, following a two-year trial.

The judge observed that Oreagba did not controvert the content of a voice recording wherein she was heard bragging that she would use the N4m to bribe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials for a soft landing for her client.

The judge sentenced Oreagba to two years imprisonment for the offence of corrupt demand by a person.

However, noting that the convict had restituted the N4m to her victim, Justice Taiwo gave Oreagba an option of a N500,000 fine.

The judge discharged Oreagba on the second count of obtaìninng money by false pretence.

Justice Taiwo condemned the convict’s boast that she could influence law enforcement officers and that she could influence the assignment of cases to judges in the Lagos State Judiciary.

Oreagba was originally arraigned for the alleged offence by the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) on November 12, 2020, before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.

She pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge bordering on alleged corrupt demand and obtaining the N4m by false pretence.

At that time, Oreagba counsel to one Kelechi Uka – who was under investigation by the EFCC) – was alleged to have collected the N4m from one Henry Umoh supposedly to influence EFCC agents to secure Uka’s release.

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