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COURT JAILS 10 FOR NAIRA MUTILATION IN DELTA AND EDO . (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 Court Jails 10 for Naira Mutilation in Delta and Edo 


The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of  ten individuals  for naira mutilation and abuse before Justice F. A. Olubanjo of the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State and Justice (Professor) C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Benin City.


The convicts are Lucky Onoberhie, Happy Joseph Isioma, Friday Ehiedu, Collins Ndudi Albert, Okorie Builder, Ernest Achieme, Isicheli Desmond Chijioke and Nwosu Davison


Others are: Enadegh Agbonmware and Lucky Osaro


The convicts were said to have tampered with the naira by spraying the same while dancing at a party,   an offence contrary to Section 21(3) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act 2007.


The charge against Ernest Achieme reads: “That you Ernest Achieme (m) on or about the 31st December, 2025 at Kwale within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, whilst dancing at a wedding ceremony tampered with the sum of N50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) in N200 (Two Hundred Naira) denomination issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 21(3) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007 and punishable under Section 21 (3) of the same Act”


 Upon arraignment, the defendants pleaded guilty to their charges when they were read to them,   prompting the prosecution counsel, K. W. Chukwuma-Eneh to pray the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.


Justice F. A. Olubanjo convicted and sentenced Onoberhie, Isioma, Ehiedu, Ndudi, Builder, Achieme, Chijioke and Davison to 12 months imprisonment or a fine of N100,000 each.


In a similar development, Justice  Obiozor  convicted and sentenced Agbonmware to six months imprisonment or a fine of N100,000 for spraying the naira while  Osaro was convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment or a fine of N100,000 for a similar offence.


All the convicts undertook in writing to be of good conduct going forward.


All the convicts were arrested and prosecuted for abusing the Naira, contrary to extant laws against such a practice.

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