The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has granted businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, alias Cubana Chief Priest, N10 million bail with two sureties in like sum.
The celebrity barman had earlier pleaded not guilty to tampering and abusing the naira during his trial.
Cubana Chief Priest was arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare on three counts of spraying and tampering with Naira notes during a social event at Eko Hotel in Lagos.
Counsel for the defendant, Chikaosolu Ojukwu, SAN, had pleaded for the socialite’s bail on the premise that due to his weight, the defendant suffers palpitation.
Besides, he told the court that the offence with which the defendant is charged is a misdemeanor and that the prescribed punishment ranges from a fine of N50,000 or an imprisonment term of six months.
