By Ola Kay
Barely a week after the prosecution of Nigeria’s popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is set to arraign yet another celebrity, and this time, the Instagram influencer, Pascal Okechukwu, known as Cubana Chief Priest on a three-count charge, for allegedly spraying and tampering with the naira at a social gathering, in contravention of the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007.
The Cubana Chief Priest will be arraigned (tomorrow) Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court, Lagos.
In the Count 1 of the charge which was filed on April 4th by EFFC’s prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) alongside seven other lawyers representing the chairman of the Commission, it was alleged, “that you, Okechukwu Pascal on 13th Feb. 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) 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 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 (Five Hundred Naira) 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.”
Also, 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 (Five Hundred Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence, contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act 2007.
”Recall that, few days back the court sentenced Bobrisky to six months jail term without an option of fine for similar offence against the Nigerian currency.
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