Groom jailed over naira abuse during wedding
A Kano make-up artist, Abdullahi Huseini, popularly known as Amuscap, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment without option by the Federal High Court for spraying and mutilating the Naira at his wedding.
Penpushing reports that Huseini was found guilty of a one-count charge of Naira abuse, an offence punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007, while the charge read that the incident occurred last December at a commercial event centre in Kano.
“That you, Abdullahi Musa Huseini, on the 6th day of December, 2024, at Ali Jita Event Centre, Kano, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social event tampered with the sum N100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) in 1000 notes denomination issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying in the said occasion,” the charge read.
Penpushing further reports that the prosecution counsel, Zarami Mohammed, presented facts of the case along with supporting evidence, which showed the convict on camera spraying N100,000 in N1000 notes while dancing at his wedding.
The judge, S.M. Shuaibu, however, in his ruling, declared that the accused is sentenced to six months imprisonment without an option of fine, having been found guilty as charged.
Penpushing also reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arrested the make-up artist after receiving a report about his actions, explaining that its investigation confirmed that Huseini deliberately defaced the Nigerian currency in defiance of warnings and ongoing public awareness campaigns against the practice.
Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has repeatedly cautioned Nigerians against spraying or mishandling the Naira at events, describing such acts as economic sabotage.
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