A Court in Enugu has Jailed a 24-Year-Old Palm Kernel Dealer, Iziga Ikechukwu, for One Year over abuse of Naira notes during his Birthday Party in a hotel.
Justice Giwa-Ogunbanjo, while delivering the sentence, said: “You, Iziga Jude Ikechukwu on 22nd February 2026, at Embassy Hotel Enugu Ezike, Enugu State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while celebrating your birthday, you danced and matched on the sum of Eighty-one thousand, ₦81,700. 00) notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
“You thereby committed an offence to wit: mutilation, contrary to and punishable under Section 21 (1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007”.
The birthday money was consequently confiscated and returned to the Federal Government’s purse.
