It’s no longer a news that famous Nigerian cross-dresser, Bobrisky was sentenced to prison for abusing the country’s currency, Naira.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro said the sentencing of Bobrisky would be a deterrent to others who are found abusing and mutilating the naira.
In light of this, DAILY GIST has compiled a list of 13 actions involving the naira that could result in legal repercussions.
It’s important to take note of these bad practices so as not found yourself in trouble.
The Clean Notes Policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria was implemented with the aim of enhancing the visual appeal and durability of the banknotes in circulation, as stated on the official website of the apex bank.
According to the CBN, the objective is to guarantee that the naira banknotes in circulation maintain a high standard of quality, enabling them to be easily processed and accepted by the general public.
Below are the ways you can abuse the naira:
1. Spraying: It is illegal to spray banknotes at events.
2. Writing: Writing on banknotes is prohibited by law.
3. Stapling: Stapling banknotes is prohibited by law due to the potential for corrosion caused by the pins.
4. Hawking naira notes
5. Tearing: Tearing banknotes is also illegal.
6. Defacing naira notes, like dancing, or stamping on them: Dancing or stamping on naira banknotes is prohibited by law.
7. Selling: Selling currency banknotes is illegal.
8. Mutilation: Anyone caught tampering with the naira note will face legal consequences, as stated in the CBN Act Section 21.
9. Rejecting the naira: Rejecting the naira is strictly prohibited by law (Section 20, Subsection 5).
10. Money bouquets: In February 2023, the CBN also identified money bouquets as a type of naira abuse.
11. Throwing bundles of naira notes.
12. Loading naira notes into spray guns to spray at parties.
13. Squeezing of naira notes.
Bobrisky’s Friday sentencing over misuse of naira is not the first of its kind.
In February, actress Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin was also sentenced to six months in prison for spraying and stepping on new naira notes.
