During his trial at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, businessman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, also referred to as Cubana Chief Priest, entered a not guilty plea to charges of tampering and abusing the naira.
Cubana Chief Priest was charged with three counts of abusing naira after he reportedly sprayed and tampered with the country’s currency during a social gathering, in violation of the Central Bank Act of 2007. The charges were brought before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos.
He reportedly sprayed the Naira on February 13, 2024, in the Eko Hotel.
It was also said that Cubana Chief Priest had committed the offenses while dancing at a social gathering.
It was said that he had tampered with money by spraying N500 notes that the CBN had issued for two hours.
