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Court Grants Cubana Chief Priest N10M Bail

The celebrity bar man pleaded not guilty to tampering and abusing the naira during his trial.


17th April 2024 09:36 AM

The Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, granted businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, N10m bail with two sureties in like sum.

Chief Priest is being arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare on three counts bordering on abuse of naira for allegedly spraying and tampering with the nation’s currency at a social event contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007.

Cubana Chief Priest committed the crime 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.