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EFCC To Arraign Cubana Chief Priest Over Naira Abuse

EFCC is set to arraign celebrity barman, Cubana Chief Priest over Naira abuse.

 

Glamtush reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has formally filed charges against Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, a popular Instagram personality and celebrity barman.

This news platform gathered that Cubana Chief Priest is accused of spraying and tampering with the naira during a social function, a breach of the Central Bank Act of 2007.

According to Channels TV, Cubana Chief Priest will be charged today, Wednesday, April 17th, before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos.

In a copy of the charge which was filed on April 4th by EFFC’s prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) alongside seven other lawyers representing the chairman of the Commission, it was alleged, “that you, Okechukwu Pascal on 13th Feb. 2024, at Eko Hotel, within the jurisdiction of the court, while dancing during a social event, tampered with funds in the denomination of N500 (Five Hundred Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same for two hours, and thereby committed an offence, contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act 2007.”

In count 2, it was alleged, “that you Okechukwu Pascal sometime in 2020, in Lagos during a social event, tampered with funds in the denomination of N500 (Five Hundred Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same for two hours, and you thereby committed an offence, contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act 2007”.

 

In Count 3, it was alleged, “that you Okechukwu Pascal sometime in January 2024, in Lagos during a social event, tampered with funds in the denomination of N500 (Five Hundred Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence, contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act 2007”.

GLAMTUSH

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