Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a three-count charge against popular Instagram celebrity, Pascal Okechukwu (Cubana Chief Priest) for allegedly spraying and tampering with the Naira at a social event, contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007.
Cubana Chief Priest will be arraigned on Wednesday before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court, Lagos.yT
That is coming days after the conviction of Idris Olarewaju Okuneye (Bobrisky) for abusing the Naira.
In the three-count charge filed on April 4 by EFCC’s legal team headed by Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), it alleged that Okechukwu Pascal on February 13, 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, thereby committing 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.
Author: Maureen Ikpeama