The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released a statement addressing viral allegations of naira abuse, initially attributed to the recent wedding ceremony of Senator Danjuma Goje’s daughter, Mrs. Fauziya Danjuma Goje.
The EFCC clarified that the incident, widely criticized online, actually took place at the wedding dinner of Amina Babagana Zannah, the daughter of Hajara Seidu Haruna, a well-known businesswoman and CEO of Hafsat Jewellery Enterprise.
In the video, which sparked the investigation, naira notes were openly sprayed at the October 24, 2024, wedding in Kano. Haruna later confirmed that the event involved her daughter and her daughter’s husband, Ibrahim Mohammad, who hails from Niger Republic. According to the EFCC, it was members of the groom’s family from Niger who were seen spraying naira and dollar bills at the ceremony.
The anti-corruption agency has since summoned Mohammad and all others involved in the naira-spraying incident to its headquarters in Abuja as part of its ongoing crackdown on currency abuse and its broader campaign against dollarization and naira mutilation.
https://x.com/officialEFCC/status/1856035741375074385?t=0PggU-zWkkB0v1GvYBtTIQ&s=19
However, despite the EFCC’s prompt clarification, the public response has been largely negative. Social media users criticized the agency, accusing it of bias and favoritism, suggesting that the EFCC’s approach to enforcing laws is stricter with the underprivileged. Comments on the EFCC’s X post ranged from disappointment to accusations of preferential treatment for high-profile individuals. Many questioned why the EFCC would issue such an in-depth statement for this case, asserting that, in similar incidents involving ordinary Nigerians, the agency has acted swiftly and without public explanation, often sharing photos of alleged offenders.
As frustration mounts, some netizens voiced growing distrust toward the EFCC, with one user stating, “If it were a common person, the EFCC would have arrested them on the spot.” Another wrote, “This agency isn’t the same; it seems to favor the wealthy.”
Read some netizens’ reactions to the EFCC statements below;
@purestanley1: All this explanation and epistle because it involves someone among the status quo ???
If the “alleged naira abuse” has something to do with someone from a poor background, you’d have already arrested that person or pple and thrown them into jaiI before giving out explanation. We know what u guys are, Hairless/featherless eagle “chicken”, whenever it comes to politicians.
@ibukun_tayo: So you do epistle for rich people, but show pictures for the poor?
Make it balance ⚖️
@sirsere: The more you are trying to straighten your store the more crooked it gets. See EFCC dey explain the daughter of the wife the mother of the sister of the granddaughter that mothered their real grandmother
@princesomorin: Stop wasting our time. Nothing will happen.
@theodorebasill: See Long explanation because Senator’s Daughter is involved. I don’t blame you people. I blame Obasanjo for creating this Agency of show and drama.
@samuelayo: This is a long epistle because the person involved is well known?.
The EFCC, for its part, reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating currency abuse across all levels of society, stating that it would pursue justice “without sparing any offender, no matter how highly placed.” But for many Nigerians, the agency’s statement has not quelled suspicions, adding fuel to an ongoing debate about fairness and accountability in the country’s legal and enforcement systems.
