The attention of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a viral
video where the nation’s currency, Naira, was freely sprayed at a wedding
ceremony in Kano, Kano State on Friday, October 24, 2024.
Allegations of the abuse of the Naira were
imputed to Mrs Fauziya Danjuma Goje, daughter of SenatorDanjuma Goje, by
Nigerians from all walks of life, including an Editorial by a leading and
respected National Newspaper.
As a responsible and accountable
anti-corruption agency campaigning against currency mutilation and
dollarization of the economy, the EFCC swung into action by analysing the video
and findings showed that the alleged naira abuse actually happened but not at
the wedding of Goje’s daughter but at the wedding dinner of Amina Babagana
Zannah held on the afore-mentioned date.
Zannah
is the daughter of Hajara Seidu Haruna(a.ka. Hafsat Gold Nigeria) who is the
Chief Executive Officer of Hafsat Jewellery Enterprise with offices in Abuja,
Kano and Dubai( United Arab Emirate).
Haruna confirmed
the viral video. She admitted that the alleged naira abuse took place at
the wedding dinner of her daughter on October 24, 2024. The bridegroom,
Ibrahim Mohammad hails from Niger Republic and those that allegedly sprayed
naira notes and dollar bills were from the groom’s family in Niger Republic.
The Commission has
invited the Nigerien groom, Mohammad, to report at its national headquarters in
Abuja, with everyone that sprayed naira notes at his wedding with Zannah
While the
EFCC appreciates the consciousness its campaigns against naira abuse is
building across the country, it will not move against anyone wrongly
accused of an alleged crime. The Commission remains steadfast
in this crusade and would spare no offender, no matter how highly placed.
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