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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully prosecuted and obtained the conviction of Ibrahim Musa Dabai, who was found guilty of tampering with Nigerian currency.
The ruling was delivered by Justice M.N Yunusa of the Federal High Court in Kano, Kano State.
Mr. Ibrahim was apprehended by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway while in possession of a significant quantity of coins.
He claimed that he utilized these coins to create jewelry for commercial purposes. Subsequently, he was handed over to the EFCC for further investigation.
During the course of the investigation, the convict revealed that he had been involved in the business of converting coins into various types of jewelry, including rings, earrings, bracelets, and more, for the past 25 years.
The charge against Ibrahim Musa Dabai stated that he “voluntarily engaged in tampering with Nigerian currency, to wit: coins issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria when he used the same to produce jewelry for commercial purposes, thereby committing an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 21 (1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007.”
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