Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday convicted and sentenced a Kannywood actress, Saadatu Mohammed Inuwa, (a.k.a Samha) to six months imprisonment for the abuse and mutilation of the naira. The actress was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on the mutilation of the Nigerian currency, contrary to the…
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, arrested a Kannywood Star, Samha Inuwa over alleged naira mutilation. Last year, her acting license was revoked by Kano State government over indecent dressing. Inuwa was arrested following a viral video circulated on social media platforms where she was seen conspicuously…
EFCC chair, Olukoyede The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the Commission is presently investigating 18 serving governors. Olukoyede, who spoke in a Lagos on Friday at the naira abuse sensitation campaign, said EFCC has taken it upon itself to investigate governors even before they complete…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it will invite former Niger Delta militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, for questioning over alleged naira abuse. In a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday, the anti-graft agency reiterated that no one is above the law. “Nobody is…
Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested popular TikTok influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, for allegedly abusing and mutilating the naira. Specifically, Kunya was arrested for allegedly spraying naira notes for fun during her stay in a hotel room at Tahir Guest Palace in Kano. The arrest…
The Nigeria Police Force has detained a yet-to-be-named officer seen in a viral video with Wahab and Raheem, sons of billionaire businessman, Chief Razaq Okoya, abusing naira. This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on his X handle on Friday. According to him, the moment captured in the video involving the…
