US EditionNigeria Cracks Down on ‘Spraying’ Money at Parties to Defend Currency
- On May 28, 2025, a federal high court in Kano handed down a six-month jail term to Nigerian TikTok star Murja Kunya after she was found guilty of misusing the naira currency.
- Kunya was convicted after her January 2025 arrest for defacing Naira notes by spraying them at Tahir Guest Palace, an act prohibited under Nigerian currency laws; she was later re-arrested following her disappearance to avoid court proceedings and investigation.
- Kunya pleaded guilty to tampering with the naira, and Justice Simone Amobeda sentenced her with an option to pay a ₦50,000 fine and appointed her as an EFCC and CBN ambassador against currency abuse.
- The 2007 CBN Act prohibits mutilation and abuse of the naira, punishable by up to six months imprisonment or a ₦50,000 fine, and spraying currency at parties is a common but illegal local practice.
- The sentencing highlights Nigeria’s enforcement against currency abuse and the intent to use Kunya’s large social media following to educate the public on respecting the naira and legal consequences.
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Court Jails Influencer for Naira Abuse in Kano
The Kano office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the conviction of social media influencer Murja Ibrahim Kunya on Wednesday before Justice Simon Amobeda at the High Court in Kano. According to a statement from EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, Kunya was charged for abusing the Nigerian currency by spraying and stepping on Naira notes while dancing in a hotel room at Tahir Guest Palace, Kano. EFCC officials initially a…
Kano TikToker, Murja Kunya Sentenced to six months jail Term for Naira Abuse
The Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of social media influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, before Justice Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano. Kunya was arrested for allegedly spraying Naira notes for fun during her stay in a hotel [...]
Nigerian court punishes TikTok star for money spraying
A Nigerian TikTok celebrity was jailed for six months for “spraying” naira at a party, a common but illegal practice. Murja Kunya, with over a million followers, pleaded guilty in a Kano federal high court. The judge offered a 50,000 naira fine as an alternative and ordered her to campaign against naira abuse online. Kunya, known for controversial online content, has a history of legal issues in Kano. She was arrested by the EFCC for spraying na…
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