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Naira Abuse: Cubana Chief Priest Plead Not Guilty, Granted ₦10m Bail
The sureties are to have landed property and the document must be verified by the court.
Ikeja, Lagos State– Businessman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest has pleaded not guilty to charges of naira abuse filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
While being arraigned in court this morning, Cubana’s counsel, Chukosolo Ojukwu, opposed the charges filed against him by the EFCC.
After he pleaded not guilty, the court granted him bail in the sum of ₦10m with two responsible sureties in like sum who must be gainfully employed with the federal or state government and not less than grade level 16.
The sureties are to have landed property and the document must be verified by the court.
Cubana Chief Priest is also to submit his travel passport to the custody of the court.
The bail conditions must be perfected within seven days but in the meantime he was released to his lawyer who must give an undertaken to produce him later. Failure to do so, he will be remanded in correctional facility.