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Celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest has expressed support for his friend and fellow socialite, Emeka Okonkwo popularly known as E-Money following his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

E-Money was taken into custody by EFCC operatives on Monday night at his residence in the Omole area of Lagos for allegedly abusing the Naira and violating the Foreign Exchange Act by reportedly spraying U.S. dollars at a public event.

Reacting via his Instagram page on Tuesday, Cubana Chief Priest rallied behind E-Money, praising his recent contributions to the South-East, particularly his Easter “Homecoming” concert. He hinted that E-Money’s rising influence may have drawn the attention of those seeking to suppress prominent voices from the region.

He wrote, “This is a guy who just did everything to push up Southeast with his just concluded Home Coming Concert this Easter. I knew they will come for him because they just saw his strength, they are doing this so they could break him so as to make him succumb in supporting them under duress.

“The oppression on us Igbos will never stop but let me tell all of you we will never stop. We don’t die we multiply more billionaires are coming up, come 2027 we will support & vote for who we want to, we wont be broken, we will even be stronger, we will reciprocate how we were treated with our energy, brotherhood, support, votes & affluence. #iam_emoney1 it’s nothing brother I have been there it will make you stronger it’s just like our Rolls Royce, 🦅 na location for the rich & famous na status symbol.”


Cubana Chief Priest himself was previously arraigned on April 17, 2024, on similar charges of Naira abuse after spraying money at a social event at Eko Hotel in Lagos. He pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of ₦10 million.

However, Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos later struck out the charges following a settlement agreement between the parties involved.

PUNCH Online reports that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a popular Lagos socialite, Emeka Okonkwo Daniel (a.k.a. E-Money), for allegedly abusing the Naira note.

Our correspondent gathered that he was arrested on Monday night at his residence in the Omole area of Lagos.

Sources within the commission on Tuesday said E-Money was arrested for allegedly spraying United States dollars, an act said to be in violation of the Foreign Exchange Act.

One of the sources said, “On Monday night, we arrested E-Money for Naira abuse and defacing foreign currencies. Specifically, he was alleged to have sprayed U.S. dollars, which is against the Foreign Exchange Act.

come 2027 we will support & vote for who we want to, we wont be broken, we will even be stronger, we will reciprocate how we were treated with our energy, brotherhood, support, votes & affluence.

Maxymilliano:
Injustice arises when equals are treated unequally and the unequal is treated equally ...

How come EFCC is not deploying the same energy on these young lads that were caught in similar situation ?

PressMyButton:
I have given up on these people, it seems as if that persecution complex is inborn. Ibos who are not on this category are less than ten and those ones were created with special sand. We have seen EFCC arrest celebrities from Yoruba tribe and were sentenced to six months in jail. You're wrong if you think it was only Bobrisky, another Yoruba actress was sentenced to six months for naira abuse and nobody attributed it to ethnic persecution. Abeg, whatever water you guys drink from that side, don't bring it to my side, I cherish my mental health so much.




Abeg who will follow me laugh . Butterfly dey carry weight, Lol. Last election, APC got 120,000 in the Southeast combined. Since 2015, APC has not won a single state in the SE yet has been winning Presidential elections back to back to back and you think anyone takes that region seriously?. Tinubu only campaigned there once because he knew the region has no electoral value. The ones he is doing now is just to fulfill all righteousness, We all know the regions where serious votes will come from.


After God, na Tinubu 💪 God bless Nigeria

helinues:
Abeg is Terry Apala also an Igbo?

What's the issue with victims mentality self. How can chunk of people have such backwards mentality about issue.

The inferiority complex no be here oo. It's actually disgracing

TimeManager:
The guy even carried placard but Cubana and E-money didn't carry placards. Why EFCC didn't show Cubana and E-money faces carrying placards is an injustice.


-Kiss the truth!

PressMyButton:
https://punchng.com/this-will-only-make-you-stronger-just-like-our-rolls-royce-cubana-chief-priest-backs-e-money-after-arrest/

IgOga:
Bobrisky was the first victim of this...didn't know he was Igbo