Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, convicted two social media influencers, Bukola Rufai and Abdulateef Jimoh, for abusing naira notes.
The Head of Media and Publicity at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale, said the pair were prosecuted on a joint charge related to currency mutilation by the EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate.
The charge states: “That you Bukola Arike Rufai and Abdulateef Ayinde Jimoh on or about the 25th 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 committed an offence, contrary to Section 21 (3) of the Central Bank Act 2007 and Punishable under Section 21 (1) of the same Act.”
Both pleaded guilty, and after the prosecution presented evidence, Justice Agomoh convicted them but gave them the option to pay a fine of N50,000 each instead of jail. Their arrest followed after they made a video spraying and trampling on naira notes and posting it on TikTok.
