Two social media influencers convicted for abusing naira notes in Ibadan
Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court docket in Ibadan, Oyo Divulge, has convicted two social media influencers, Bukola Arike Rufai and Abdulateef Ayinde Jimoh, for abusing naira notes.
The duo had been prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Rate (EFCC) on a joint one-depend price bordering on currency mutilation.
Per the price, “That you Bukola Arike Rufai and Abdulateef Ayinde Jimoh on or about the twenty fifth day of September, 2024, at some stage within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court docket, did mishandle Naira Notes, issued by the Central Financial institution of Nigeria and thereby committed an offence, opposite to Share 21 (3) of the Central Financial institution Act 2007 and punishable under Share 21 (1) of the same Act.”
In a assertion signed by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, each and each defendants pleaded guilty to the price. Following their plea, the prosecuting counsel, Lanre Suleiman, reviewed the details of the case and presented evidence, collectively with a video showing the convicts spraying and stepping on naira notes.
He urged the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.
Nonetheless, defence counsel O. D. Ajadi pleaded for leniency, mentioning that the convicts had been first-time offenders who had proven remorse for his or her actions.
Justice Agomoh convicted the defendants and, in lieu of a custodial sentence, gave them the possibility of paying a expedient of N50,000 every.
