The Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Friday, sentenced Kannywood actress, Saadatu Mohammed Inuwa, popularly known as Samha, to six-month imprisonment with an option of a N200,000 fine for abusing and mutilating the Naira note.
The judgement was delivered after the actress was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on the mutilation of the Nigerian currency, contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act, 2007.
The charge read in part, “That you Saadatu Mohammed Inuwa sometime in 2022 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court tampered with Naira currency in the sum of N1000 (One Thousand Naira) note issued by Central Bank of Nigeria by soiling same using your nose and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 21 (1) of the CBN Act, 2007.”
Ms Inuwa pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to her.
Following her plea, prosecuting counsel, Musa Isah, reviewed the facts of the case and urged the court to convict the defendant and sentence her accordingly.
In her plea for leniency, the actress told the court she was a first-time offender and had shown genuine remorse for her actions, urging the judge to tamper justice with mercy.
Justice Shuaibu subsequently convicted and sentenced her to six-month imprisonment with the option of paying a fine of N200,000.
LEADERSHIP reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate, had arrested Samha Inuwa following a viral video circulated on social media platforms where she was seen wiping her nose using the naira note.
