Tuesday, November 12, 2024 -The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited a Nigerien national, Ibrahim Mohammad, his family, and other guests over alleged naira abuse at his wedding to Amina Babagana Zannah in Kano.
The invitation follows a viral video depicting individuals spraying
naira notes at the event, drawing public attention and backlash as part of the
agency’s ongoing campaign against currency abuse.
A statement issued by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and Publicity for the
EFCC, confirmed the commission’s response to the incident. According to the
statement, initial reports mistakenly attributed the naira-spraying incident to
the wedding of Fauziya Danjuma Goje, daughter of Senator Danjuma Goje, leading
to widespread public concern and editorial coverage from a major national
newspaper.
However, Oyewale pointed put that EFCC’s investigation clarified that
the naira abuse actually occurred at the wedding dinner of Zannah, daughter of
Hajara Seidu Haruna, also known as Hafsat Gold Nigeria.
He stated that Haruna acknowledged the incident, explaining that the
groom’s family, hailing from Niger Republic, sprayed naira and dollar bills as
part of the celebrations.
The statement read
“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 Senator Danjuma 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. 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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