By Olaitan Ibrahim
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has sentenced a popular TikToker, Murja Kunya, to six months imprisonment for Naira abuse.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano Directorate, on Wednesday secured the conviction and sentencing of the social media influencer before Justice Simone Amobeda of the Kano Federal High Court.
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.
The TikToker was granted 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 process.
After weeks of intensive investigation and surveillance, EFCC operatives successfully re-arrested Kunya on Sunday, March 16, 2025.
She was subsequently arraigned on May 20, 2025, where she pleaded guilty to the amended one count charge.