The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned both popular singer Hamisu Breaker, and TikTok star Abubakar Ibrahim, before the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Sale Musa Shuaibu on charges of abuse of Naira in Kano.
After the charges were read, both Hamisu Breaker and G fresh pleaded guilty. The court then sentenced them to five months imprisonment or a fine of ₦200,000.
Breaker was found guilty of spraying ₦200 denomination notes totaling about ₦30,000 at a party in Hadejia, Jigawa State.
Similarly, G. Fresh, was found guilty of spraying bundles of ₦1,000 notes at a shop opening celebration of in Tarauni area of Kano state.
THR BUREAU NEWSPAPER reported that the Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of social media influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, before Justice Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano.
Kunya was arrested for allegedly spraying Naira notes for fun during her stay in a hotel room at Tahir Guest Palace in Kano.
She was initially arrested in January 2025 for violating the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Act which prohibits the abuse and mutilation of the Naira.
She was granted an administrative bail by the Commission pending her arraignment before the Federal High Court in Kano. However, when it was time for her court appearance, she absconded in her bid to evade the legal processes.
However, after weeks of intensive investigation and surveillance, EFCC operatives successfully re-arrested the TikTok Influencer on Sunday March 16, 2025. She was subsequently arraigned on 20 May 2025 where she pleaded guilty to the one count amended charge.
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