The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 31 convictions of individuals involved in
illegal currency trading and the abuse of the Naira
The convicts were arrested at various locations in Kano such as Wapa BDC Market, Grand Central Hotel and Lagos Street adjacent to Central Bank of Nigeria.
EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said the conviction was in an unprecedented display of regulatory enforcement by the commission.
Between March and May 2024, the Special Task Force instituted by the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede cracked illegal dealing and mishandling of Nigeria’s currency and got 31 offenders jailed.
The convicts includes; Munkaila Sani, Mohammed Sani, Muhammad
Tijjani, Abubakar Yakubu Garba,Umar
Mohammed, Sadiq Ahmad, Amiru
Ibrahim, Usman Mahmoud Aminu, Auwal Sharubutu, Abubakar Usman,
Salisu Idris, Zarahdeen Sale, Yahaya Isa, Michael Oladipupo, Rose Mabe Akogu.
Others are Salako Gboyega, Muktari Haruna, Ibor Ibn Mohd, Onuche Attai, Ibitoye Olanrewaju, Matthew James, Isah Ahmad, Abdullahi Isah Musa, Sagir Musa, Murtala Gambo, Abdulrahman Hassan, Nazifi Musa Isah, Usman Muhd Muhd, Najeeb Abalan, dickson Egbuka And Habib Abba.
