Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, April 25, 2025, remanded musician Terry Alexander Ejeh, also known as Terry Apala, in a Correctional Centre for alleged mutilation of the Naira notes.
He was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, April 25, 2025, on a one-count charge of mutilating the Naira notes. Terry Alexander Ejeh, on January 5, 2025, while dancing during a social event, tampered with Naira notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by marching on them, thereby committing an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007.
He pleaded not guilty to the offense when it was read to him. In view of his plea, the prosecution counsel, S.I. Suleiman, prayed for a trial date and also urged the court to remand him in a Correctional Centre.