Court Grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m Bail.
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court
in Lagos State has granted businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu,
popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, N10m bail with two sureties in like
sum.
The celebrity bar man pleaded not guilty to
tampering and abusing the naira during his trial.
Cubana Chief Priest was arraigned before Justice
Kehinde Ogundare on three counts bordering on abuse of naira by allegedly
spraying and tampering with the naira at a social event, contrary to the
provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007.
He was alleged to have sprayed the naira on February
13, 2024 at Eko Hotel.
Cubana Chief Priest was said to have also committed
the offences while dancing during a social event.
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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