Breaking: Court remands Musician, Terry Apala in prison, details emerge

• Federal High Court sitting successful Ikoyi, Lagos, has remanded a musician, Terry Alexander Ejeh, different known arsenic Terry Apala, successful prison
• Justice Akintayo Aluko remanded Apala successful situation connected Friday, April 25, 2025, for allegedly abusing naira notes
• Apala was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) connected a one-count complaint of mutilating the Naira notes

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Ikoyi, Lagos state - Popular musician, Terry Alexander Ejeh, different known arsenic Terry Apala, has been remanded successful a Correctional Centre for alleged mutilation of the Naira notes.

Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting successful Ikoyi, Lagos, gave the ruling connected Friday, April 25, 2025.

Court remands Musician, Terry Apala successful the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for abusing naira notes. Photo credit: @officialEFCC
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The EFCC disclosed this successful a connection issued via its X grip @officialEFCC connected Friday, April 25, 2025.

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) arraigned the instrumentalist connected a one-count complaint of mutilating the Naira notes.

“That you, TERRY ALEXANDER EJEH, connected the 5th time of January 2025, astatine La Madison Place, Oniru, wrong the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, whilst dancing during a societal event, tampered with Naira notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by marching connected the aforesaid and you thereby committed an discourtesy contrary to and punishable nether Section 21(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007.”

The anti-graft bureau said Apala pleaded not blameworthy to the offence erstwhile it was work to him.

Reacting to Apala’s stand, the prosecution counsel, S.I. Suleiman, urged the tribunal to remand the instrumentalist to a Correctional Centre.

Suleiman besides prayed to the tribunal for a proceedings date.

The defence counsel, Felix Nwabuda, prayed to the tribunal for a abbreviated day for the proceeding of the application.

Nwabuda besides informed the tribunal of a bail exertion dated April 23, 2025.

“Whilst praying the tribunal for a abbreviated day for the proceeding of the bail application, I volition beryllium craving the indulgence of the tribunal to merchandise the suspect to the defence.“We undertake to nutrient him successful court. He volition not evade hearing. He came successful from the United Kingdom connected April 23, 2025; and connected the invitation of the EFCC, helium came connected his own.”

The prosecution counsel, however, opposed the application, saying, “The exertion is alien and unheard of.”

Justice Aluko refused the exertion of the defence.

After listening to some counsels, Justice Aluko adjourned till May 5, 2025.

The justice besides ordered the remand of the suspect successful the Ikoyi Correctional Centre pending the determination of the bail application.

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Source: Legit.ng