Cubana Chief Priest granted N10m bail

By Yetunde Ayobami Ojo

17 April 2024 | 10:13 am

Justice Kolawole Ogundare of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted a businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, N10 million bail with two sureties in like sum. The judge granted him bail following his plea of not guilty to the charge brought against him by the Economic and…

The judge granted him bail following his plea of not guilty to the charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleged he tampered and abused the naira

Cubana Chief Priest was arraigned on three counts charge allegedly spraying and tampering with the nation’s currency at a social event, spraying naira on February 13, 2024, at Eko Hotel.

He was said to have tampered with funds in the denomination of N500 notes issued by the CBN by spraying the same for two hours.

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