Court convicts Bobrisky for abusing Naira

He said that he is a social media influencer with over five
million followers.

The judge then told him that ignorance of the law was not an
excuse.

“I know, My Lord. My Lord, I wish that you could give me a
second chance to use my platform to inform and educate my followers about
spraying money.

“I would do a video on my page and I will educate people
about spraying money.

“I will not repeat it again. I regret my actions,” he said.

With the conviction, Bobrisky could either serve six months
in prison, pay a fine of N50,000 or do both.

Section 21 (1) of the CBN Act 2007 states that “a person who
tampers with a coin or note issued by the Bank is guilty of an offence and
shall on conviction be liable for imprisonment for a term not less than six
months or to a fine not less than N50,000 or to both such fine and
imprisonment.