Singer, Terry Akpala will remain in the Ikoyi Correctional Centre until May 5.
This follows his remand by Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, April 25, 2025.
Akpala who was alleged of Naira mutilation was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the Lagos court on Friday, April 25, 2025.
The charge reads: “That you, TERRY ALEXANDER EJEH, on the 5th day of January 2025, at La Madison Place, Oniru, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with Naira notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by marching on the same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007.”
After the singer pleaded not guilty to the charges, the prosecution counsel, S.I. Suleiman, prayed for a trial date and also urged the court to remand him to a Correctional Centre.
However, the defence counsel, Felix Nwabuda, informed the court of a bail application dated April 23, 2025, and prayed the court for a short date for the hearing of the application.
“Whilst praying the court for a short date for the hearing of the bail application, I will be craving the indulgence of the court to release the defendant to the defence.
“We undertake to produce him in court. He will not evade hearing. He came in from the United Kingdom on April 23, 2025; and on the invitation of the EFCC, he came on his own.”
The prosecution counsel, however, opposed the application, saying, “The application is alien and unheard of.”
“I urge the court to afford us the opportunity to look at the application and respond properly so that the court can make a well-informed ruling,” he said.
Ruling, Justice Aluko refused the application of the defence, and adjourned till May 5, 2025, while ordering the remand of the defendant in the Ikoyi Correctional Centre pending the determination of the bail application.
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