Cubana Chief Priest In Hot Waters With EFCC Over Alleged Naira Mutilation
The social media has been thrown into a frenzy after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) laid strong charges against popular socialite, Pascal Okechukwu best known as Cubana Chief Priest.
The EFCC charges is on the basis of naira mutilation which is a grave offense in Nigeria. Recall that the transgender, Bobrisky was recently arraigned and sentenced to 6-month in prison with no option of a fine due to the crime of naira mutilation.
Following this, Cubana Chief Priest has been poised to appear in court on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court, Lagos.
The charge was filed on April 4th by EFFC’s prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) alongside seven other lawyers representing the chairman of the Commission.
According to the charges against Cubana Chief Priest, it reads thus;
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”
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