Timi Agbaje, a lawyer by profession and a Master of Ceremony, has explained why Bobrisky is in jail and Cubana Chief Priest is not.
In a short video on his X account, Agbaje gives reasons why Bobrisky is jailed, and Cubana Chief Priest is on Instagram.
Agbaje explains that Bobrisky pleaded guilty, leaving the judge with no option but to give him one of the penalties for naira mutilation, which is a jail term, while Cubana Chief Priest pleaded not guilty, giving the judge no other option than to grant him bail to go home and attend court for trial.
“Bobrisky pleaded guilty, meaning that the court had to choose between a 50,000 fine and Kirikiri, while Cubana Chief Priest pleaded not guilty and was released on bail of 10 million, simply meaning he could go home and attend court for trial.”
“In Bobrisky’s case, he said, ‘I plead guilty, I did it, forgive me, have mercy,’ and they gave him two portions of rice. They could have given him a #50,000 fine, but I am not the judge.”
“Cubana said, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’ Under the law, Cubana Chief Priest has no case yet until EFCC is able to prove that the money he sprayed in those videos circulating online are Nigerian naira.”
Agbaje said to prove the money sprayed in the circulating video are Nigerian naira, there must be proof of the serial number of the money sprayed, and the source of the money must be known in court. At the same time, did he truly abuse the naira?
“The serial number of that money must be provided, the source of that money must be stated in court. If the money is Nigerian naira, did he abuse the naira?”
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“Some people can even argue that the money in that video is not real money; it’s fake money that was just sprayed for the fancy of showbiz to make people believe what is not real. But I reserve my comment on this development.”
Agbaje’s final note states that individuals should invest in their lawyer for situations like this, so you won’t be used as an experiment.
“Moral lesson of this story: invest in your lawyers. Some lawyers have an LL.B in law, which is a Bachelor of Law (Hons.), and some have a B.Sc. in Law, which is a Bachelor of Science in Law.”