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Naira abuse: ‘Ask Bob for update’ – EFCC issues veiled threat to culprits
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has
issued a veiled threat to Nigerians who abuse naira notes.
The anti-graft agency in its warning said if preaching will
not drive home the message, conviction will.
It further asked those in doubt to get ‘update to use’ from
convicted controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky.
The statement comes after a court in Lagos sentenced
Bobrisky to six months imprisonment for abusing the naira.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro handed down the six-month sentence In a post on its official X handle on Friday, EFCC said “Say No To Abuse of the Naira. If preaching will not send Say No To Abuse of the Naira
If preaching will not send the message, conviction will.#EFCCNigeria #SayNoToAbuseoftheNaira pic.twitter.com/VJsxzaumdO — EFCC Nigeria (@officialEFCC) April 12, 2024
without the option of a fine.
those who refused to stop abusing naira will not have an excuse when the agency
comes knocking at the door.
the message, conviction will,” EFCC wrote on X.
