Court convicts social media influencers for naira abuse in Oyo
Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal Excessive Court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo Suppose, has convicted two social media influencers, Bukola Arike Rufai and Abdulateef Ayinde Jimoh, for abusing naira notes.
The convicts were prosecuted on a joint one-count cost that bordered on forex mutilation by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The cost read: “That you just Bukola Arike Rufai and Abdulateef Ayinde Jimoh on or relating to the twenty fifth day of September, 2024 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did match on Naira Notes, issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria and thereby dedicated an offence, opposite to Allotment 21 (3) of the Central Bank Act 2007 and Punishable below Allotment 21 (1) of the identical Act.”
In response to an announcement signed by the agency’s Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, which turned into once made out there to journalists in Ibadan, the convicted pleaded “responsible” when the associated price turned into once read, following which the prosecution counsel, Lanre Suleiman, reviewed the facts of the case and tendered incriminating proof, praying the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.
The defence counsel, O.D. Ajadi informed the court to mood justice with mercy, bringing up that the duo are first offenders and bear turn into remorseful of their actions.
Justice Agomoh convicted each and every offenders with out imposing a sentence and gave them a elegant of N50,000.00 each and every.
Both convicts paved their device for arrest and prosecution after they made a video of themselves, spraying and trampling on naira notes and posting it on Tiktok.
