The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken legal action against Instagram celebrity Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, for allegedly spraying and tampering with the naira at a social event, violating the Central Bank Act of 2007.
Cubana Chief Priest is set to be arraigned on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court, Lagos, as per a three-count charge filed by the EFCC’s prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) and seven other lawyers representing the Commission.
According to the copy of the charge obtained by Channels Television, which was filed on April 4th by EFCC’s prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) alongside seven other lawyers representing the chairman of the Commission the alleged incidents occurred on different occasions.
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”.
These charges echo the recent legal action taken against controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, who was sentenced to a six-month jail term on similar charges.
