The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, alias Cubana Chief Priest, have agreed to resolve the naira abuse charge outside of court.
This agreement was disclosed at the resumption of proceedings before a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday.
Cubana Chief Priest’s lawyer, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN) informed Justice Kehinde Ogundare that the parties were exploring settlement and have applied that the matter be settled pursuant to the provisions of Section 14(2) of the EFCC Act.
Recall that the Federal High Court had on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, granted Cubana Chief Priest N10m bail with two sureties in like sum having pleaded not guilty to charge preferred against him by the anti-graft Commission.
He was arraigned before Justice Ogundare on three-count charge bordering on abuse of Naira, spraying and tampering with the local currency at a social event contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act of 2007.
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