Kano TikToker, Musician Bag Jail Phrases For Naira Abuse

Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal Excessive Court docket sitting in Kano, Kano State, has convicted and sentenced a TikToker, Abubakar Ibrahim, (a.ok.a ‘G-Recent) and Musician, Hamisu Saíd (a.ok.a Hamisu Breaker) for abusing the Naira.

They have been jailed upon their arraignment by the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFC, C on a one-count cost every, bordering on the abuse of the Naira notes, opposite to Part 21(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act, 2007.

The cost in opposition to Abubakar Ibrahim reads, “That you just Abubakar Ibrahim someday in November, 2024 in Rahma Saídu Store in Tarauni Native Authorities Space of Kano State throughout the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court docket while dancing sprayed and matched on 1000 Naira notes denomination totalling ((N14,000) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria and also you thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable below Part 21(1) of the Central Financial institution Act, 2007.”

Yusuf’s cost then again reads “that you just Hamisu Saíd Yusuf someday in November, 2024 at Hadejia Jigawa State throughout the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court docket while dancing throughout a- social event tampered with the sum of N30, 000,00 (Thirty Thousand Naira) of N200 denomination issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying identical within the mentioned event and also you thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable below Part 21(1) of the Central Financial institution Act, 2007.”

They each pleaded responsible when their expenses have been learn to them.
Primarily based on their separate pleas, and the proof offered by the EFCC’s counsel Zarami Mohammed, Justice Shuaibu pronounced the defendants responsible as charged. He convicted and sentenced every of them to 5 months imprisonment with an possibility of a fantastic of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N200,000.00) every.

They started their journey to imprisonment after they have been caught spraying the Naira notes. They have been charged to court docket and jailed.