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money now water celebrity bman Pas okuku
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AKA kiban who displayed words of dollars
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on Tuesday at the carival like wedding
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ceremony of the in ch Cho has been set
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free by a federal High Court sitting in
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Lego States after he agreed with the
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economic and financial crimes commission
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efcc to pay the sum of 10 million L as
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out of court settlement for spraying
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Nigerian iron notes efcc in a statement
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said the court acted in line with the
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law establishing efcc in the year 2004
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same offense well non cross drer IR OK
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AKA biski was convicted and sentenced to
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six months imprisonment with no option
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of fine biski is currently serving his G
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term at Nigeria prison or Correctional
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Center in Lego State since April 2024
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efcc in a statement issued on Tuesday
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defended its action and supported the
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action of the court on the ground that K
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PRI agreed to pay 10 million ners and
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amount the commission said it's far more
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higher than the stipulated penalty fee
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of 50,000 ners if the celebrity bman was
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convicted and given an option of fine
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consequence on the Judgment of Justice
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Ken OA of the federal High Court sitting
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in Legos on the terms of settlement of
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the three count charges bordering on
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abuse of NS preferred against uku Pascal
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alas K Chief priest by the economic and
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financial crimes commission efcc it is
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needful to emphasize that the commission
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acted in line with section 142 of its
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establishment act 2004 this section of
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the efcc's establishment act empowers
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the commission to compound any offense
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subject to provisions of section 174 of
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the 1999 constitution of the federal
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republic of Nigeria by accepting such
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sum of money as it means fit exceeding
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the maximum amount by which the offender
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would have been liable if he had been
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convicted to to this end the 10 million
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ners the court finded kubana Chief
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priest far exceeded the 50,000 ners his
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offense carries this is in response to
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the application B to the efcc by councel
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to the defendant Chu uku son seeking the
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compounding of the offenses under
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section 142 of the efcc ACT additionally
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Kim Chief priest would henceforth lead
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rigorous and intensive sensitization or
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campaign against abuse of coins and HS
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issued under the Central Bank of Nigeria
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CBN act the court also ruled that the
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defendant shall by monthly post on his
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various social media handes a minimum of
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two video clips of his sensitization
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campaign against abuse of NRA and Sury
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offenses all of these are strict
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deterence meant to separate kubana Chief
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priest from future desecration of the
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Mya the special task force against Mya
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abuse and polarization of the economy is
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still in place the commission remains on
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return in the pursuit of its lawful
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mandate and the Court's ruling on Cubana
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Chief priest should stimulate enhanced
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commitment of Nigerians to defend the
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sanctity of the NRA and refrain from any
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infraction against the nation's legal
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tender efcc statement ends in courot we
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had reported that the lawyer to the
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popular celebrity bman Pascal okuku AKA
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human priest has informed the federal
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High Court sitting in legal state of
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Nigeria of the plan of the social life
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to enter pain with the economic and
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financial crimes commission efcc over
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his trial at the court as a result of
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him spraying n notes which the efcc
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accused him of abusing and mutilating
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the currency Cubana Chief Prest lawyer
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had made this loan at the court sitting
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according to the news release made
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available by the public relations
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department of the economic and financial
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crimes commission efcc Justice K OA of
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the federal High C sitting in I Legos on
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Thursday May 2nd 2024 a joint former
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Hearing in the trial of Pascal okuku AKA
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Kuan till June 5th 2024 OKO was
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arraigned on when April 17th 2024 by the
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efcc on a three count charge bordering
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on abuse of Thea one of the counts reads
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that you okuku Pascal on the 13th of
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February 2024 at a hotel Hotel Victoria
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Island Legos within the jurisdiction of
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this honorable Court while dancing
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during a social event t funds in the
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denomination of 500 ners issued by the
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Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying
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thereby committed an offense contrary to
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un punishable under Section 211 of the
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Central Bank act 2007 another count
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reads Matthew okuku Pascal sometime in
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2020 in Legos within the jurisdiction of
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this honorable Court during a social
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event tamper with funds in the
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denomination of 500 ners issued by the
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Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying s
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for 2 hours and you thereby committed an
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offense contrary to and punishable under
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Section section 211 of the Central Bank
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act 20 7 at the resumed seting of the
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court on Thursday okuku through his
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lawyer Chu uku son told the court about
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a plan of his client to enter a ple Bain
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with the efcc ojuko also sought to
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withdraw his earlier preliminary
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objection filed on April 24th 2024
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challenging the jurisdiction of the
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court to entertain the charge in the
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interest of Justice we are urging the
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court to strike out the motion because
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the prosecution has not responded to it
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he said the prosecution council did not
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oppose the withdrawal of the application
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consequently Justice over struck out the
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application having been withdrawn by the
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defense and also adjoined the case till
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June 5th 2024 efcc news release rates in
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courot bringing you news in a more
