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EFCC Arrests Celebrity Barman, Cubana Chief Priest Over Naira Abuse
Nigerian celebrity barman and social media influencer, Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chiefpriest, has been apprehended by operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly abusing the Nigerian currency.
It has been reported that the anti-graft agency will present the socialite before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
The EFCC intends to charge Cubana Chief Priest with three counts, accusing him of unlawfully spraying and tampering with Naira notes during a social gathering, which is in violation of the provisions stated in the Central Bank Act of 2007.
In the charge filed on April 4 by the EFCC’s prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), and seven other lawyers representing the executive chairman of the anti-graft Commission, it was alleged that the accused, Cubana Chieftpriest, 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) notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by spraying same for two hours, and thereby committed an offence, contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act 2007.
A source in the EFCC who spoke to journalists on the matter revealed that Cubana Chiefpriest was arrested on Tuesday (today) and is currently in their custody.
The EFCC source didn’t disclose exactly when Chiefpriest was arrested but added that he will appear in court tomorrow, April 17.
