Day: 28 May 2025

EFCC urges accountants to comply with AML/CFT regulations

EFCC urges accountants to comply with AML/CFT regulations

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Kano TikToker, Murja Kunya sentenced to six-month jail term

Kano TikToker, Murja Kunya sentenced to six-month jail term

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Kano TikToker, Murja Kunya Sentenced to six months jail Term for Naira Abuse 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. The charge against Kunya reads: “You Murja Ibrahim Kunya on the 28th of December, 2023 at Tahir Guest Palace, Kano, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court whilst dancing in one of the rooms at Tahir Guest Palace tampered with Naira notes issued by Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying and matching on same in the said occasion and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 21 (1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007”. Following her guilty plea, counsel for the prosecution, Musa Isah reviewed the facts of the case and prayed the court to convict her accordingly. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Amobeda convicted Kunya and sentenced her to six months imprisonment with an option of N50,000 (Fifty Thousand Naira only) fine. In a significant and rehabilitative dimension to the sentencing, Justice Amobeda also issued a consequential order appointing her as an Ambassador of EFCC and CBN in online advocacy campaigns against Naira Abuse due to her substantial following across various social media platforms. This order mandates Kunya to utilize her social media reach to educate her followers on the importance of respecting the Nigerian currency and the legal consequences of its abuse or mutilation. Dele Oyewale Head, Media & Publicity

Court jails three Internet fraudsters in Kwara

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Foundation celebrates Eno’s two years of transformative leadership

Foundation celebrates Eno’s two years of transformative leadership

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Cleric lauds Eno's two years in office, endorses move to APC

Cleric lauds Eno’s two years in office, endorses move to APC

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Eradiri warns Diri against Bayelsa zoning remarks

Eradiri warns Diri against Bayelsa zoning remarks

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Newborn sold for ₦145,000 as A’Ibom police bust child trafficking ring

Newborn sold for ₦145,000 as A’Ibom police bust child trafficking ring

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Judge orders Trump administration to return Colombian woman deported to DRC back to the US

Judge orders Trump administration to return Colombian woman deported to DRC back to the US

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China insists Taiwan not sovereign nation, warns Trump at Beijing summit

China insists Taiwan not sovereign nation, warns Trump at Beijing summit

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Police recover stolen goods, vandals flee raid

Police recover stolen goods, vandals flee raid

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