EFCC Arrests Kaduna Content Creator Over Alleged Naira Abuse
THECONSCIENCE NG reports that Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested social media content creator, Muhammed Kabir Sa’ad, for allegedly abusing Naira notes.
According to the EFCC on X, Sa’ad posted a video on his TikTok and Instagram accounts where he threw Naira notes on the ground and stepped on them, daring EFCC officers to arrest him if they could.
Sa’ad was tracked down and arrested in Kaduna’s Tudun Wada area through surveillance.
He will be charged in court for Naira abuse once the EFCC concludes its investigation.
The statement reads: “Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a social media content creator, Muhammed Kabir Sa’ad, for allegedly abusing Naira notes.
“Sa’ad made a video of himself on his TikTok and Instagram account #youngcee0066, where he was seen throwing Naira notes on the floor and deliberately stepping on them and daring EFCC officers in Hausa Language to arrest him if they can.
“He was subsequently picked up in Tudun Wada area of Kaduna State, through surveillance and conveyed to the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Commission for interrogation.
“He would be charged to court upon the conclusion of his interrogation”.
This arrest is part of the EFCC’s efforts to enforce laws protecting the Nigerian currency.