Businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, would be arraigned on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court, Lagos for alleged Naira abuse.
His arraignment is coming few days after controversial crossdresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky was sentenced to six-month imprisonment without any option of fine for abusing the naira.
TheLeadng reports that Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, in her sentence, said the conviction of Bobrisky will serve as a deterrent to others who are fond of abusing and mutilating the naira.
The EFCC had promised to prosecute more celebrities and Nigerians for abusing the Naira.
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According to the charged sheet filed on April 4 by the EFCC’s prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), and seven other lawyers representing the chairman of the anti-graft commission, it was alleged that “Okechukwu Pascal 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 notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria 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.
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 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 issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying the same and you thereby committed an offence, contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act 2007.”
