A Kano-based Federal High Court has convicted popular tiktoker Murja Ibrahim Kunya, also known as Murja Kunja, for abusing naira.
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, Justice Simone Amobeda sentenced the defendant, who has pleaded guilty to naira spraying and mutilation.
The conviction was obtained after weeks of rigorous investigation and surveillance by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Kano Directorate.
According to reports, Kunya was arrested for allegedly spraying Naira notes for fun during her stay in a Kano hotel known as Tahir Guest Palace.
In anticipation of her arraignment before the Federal High Court in Kano, the Commission granted her administrative bail. In an attempt to avoid the legal system, the TikToker fled when it came time for her court appearance.
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On Sunday, March 16, 2025, however, EFCC agents were able to apprehend the TikTok Influencer once more following weeks of rigorous investigation and monitoring. After that, on May 20, 2025, she was arraigned and entered a guilty plea to the one count amended charge.
Justice Amobeda found the Tiktoker Kunya guilty and sentenced her to six months in prison with a fine of N50,000 (fifty thousand naira only) as part of her ruling on Wednesday.
In addition to the sentencing, Justice Amobeda made a subsequent order designating her as an Ambassador of the EFCC and CBN in online advocacy campaigns against Naira Abuse because of her large following on many social media platforms. This was an important and rehabilitative aspect of the sentence.
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