The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of a TikTok and Instagram content creator, Muhammad Kabir, for abusing and mutilating the Nigerian currency, the Naira.
Kabir was arraigned before Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Kaduna after his arrest on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Tudun Wada, Kaduna State.
His arrest followed the circulation of a video on his social media accounts (@youngcee0066), where he was seen spraying Naira notes on the ground, stepping on them, and making provocative statements in Hausa, openly daring the EFCC to arrest him at his known location.
Kabir was charged with violating provisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act, which prohibits the abuse and mutilation of the Naira.
His amended one-count charge reads: “That you Muhammad Kabir Sa’ad (a.k.a youngcee0066)(M) sometime in 2025 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did unlawfully mutilate Naira by stepping on the Naira banknotes while making a social media video and posting same on the internet and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 21(3) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007 punishable under Section 21(1) of the same Act.”
The defendant pleaded “guilty” to the charge when it was read to him, prompting the prosecution counsel, M.U. Gadaka, to urge the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.
In his ruling, Justice Aikawa sentenced Muhammad to six months’ imprisonment with an option of a N300,000.00 fine payable to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
