EKITI GOVT DENIES N25, 000 CHRISTMAS CASH GRANT RUMOURS. (PHOTO).

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 Ekiti Government Denies N25,000 Christmas Cash Grant Rumours The Ekiti State Government has dismissed rumors claiming that a N25,000 Christmas cash grant is being distributed by Governor Biodun Oyebanji. In a statement issued on Thursday, the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, described the claim as false and warned residents to be cautious of potential scams. The statement read: “We would like to inform the public that the circulating information about a ₦25,000 Christmas cash grant from Governor Biodun Oyebanji is untrue and should be ignored. “The governor does not distribute cash grants or engage in any financial transactions through unofficial or online platforms.” The government urged the public to be vigilant and avoid sharing personal information with unauthorized websites or individuals seeking to defraud them. “All official announcements from the Ekiti State Government are made through official channels and authorized state representatives,” Oyebode adde...

KANO COURT JAILS TWO BUREAU DE CHANGE OPERATORS. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE


 Kano Court Jails Two Bureau De Change Operators 


Justice Mohammed Nasir  Yunusa of the Federal High Court Kano on Tuesday,  February 27 2024, convicted and sentenced two illegal bureau de change operators to one year imprisonment each for operating BDC without an appropriate licence.


The convicts: Munkaila Sani and Mohammed Sani were jailed after pleading guilty to one-count separate charge bordering on engaging in financial operations of bureau de change without a requisite licence, upon their arraignment by the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.


The lone-count charge reads ‘’That you Munkaila Sani sometime in February, 2024 in Kano within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did engage in a financial operation of bureau de change without a valid licence and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 57 (5) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020 and punishable under Section 57 (5) (B) of the same act.’’

 

Upon arraignment, the defendants pleaded guilty to their respective charges when they were read to them. Based on their pleas, prosecution counsel, Aisha Tahar Habib prayed the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.


Counsel to the defendants, Abdulrahman Isah pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy as the suspect are elderly and have become remorseful for their actions.


Consequently, Justice Yunusa convicted and sentenced the defendants to one year imprisonment each.


The convicts' began their journey to the Correctional Centre when they were arrested by operatives of the Commission around Wapa BDC market and Grand Central Hotel,  Kano, following reliable intelligence about their involvement in a syndicate operating bureau de change businesses without an appropriate licence.


More photos below. 


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