The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission –EFCC, has filed a three-count charge against well-known Instagram celebrity, Pascal Okechukwu a.k.a Cubana Chief Priest for purportedly spraying and mishandling the Naira at a social event, contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007.
EFCC had further declared that Cubana Chief Priest will be arraigned on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court, Lagos.
Channels Television had obtained a copy of the charge that had been filed on April 4th by EFFC’s prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo SAN, together with seven other lawyers representing the chairman of the Commission.
The charge had in Count 1, alleged; “that you, Okechukwu Pascal had 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, thereby committing an offence, contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act 2007”.
In count 2, it was also alleged, “that you Okechukwu Pascal had sometime in 2020, in Lagos during a social event, interfered 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 offences, contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act 2007”.
In Count 3, it was also alleged, “that you, Okechukwu Pascal had 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”.
This development is coming days after the EFCC filed charges against the controversial Nigerian cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye a.k.a Bobrisky on similar charges as Cubana Chiefpriest’s for which he was sentenced to a six-month jail term.
