The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has filed a three-count charge against Famous Instagram celebrity, Pascal Okechukwu otherwise known as Cubana Chief Priest before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court, Lagos.
Cubana Chief Priest will be arraigned on Wednesday, April 17th for allegedly spraying and tampering with the naira at a social event contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007.
The charge was filed on April 4th by EFFC’s prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) alongside seven other lawyers representing the chairman of the anti-graft agency.
In Count 1, 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 you 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”.
DAILY GIST recalls that EFCC had arraigned Bobrisky on similar charges for which he was sentenced to 6 months jail term.
