Naira Abuse: Tiktoker, Muhammed Kabir Sa’ad Gets 6-Month Jail Term

A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced a Kaduna- based TikToker, Muhammad Kabir, over Naira abuse and mutilation. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) revealed this on its X account on Thursday. 

EFCC disclosed that Kabir was arrested on May 13, in the Tudun Wada area of Kaduna State, for violating the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Act, which prohibits the abuse and mutilation of the Naira. 

Known as @youngcee0066 on TikTok and Instagram, Kabir uploaded a video spraying Naira notes on the floor, stepping on them, and making provocative utterances in Hausa, daring the EFCC to arrest him at his known location. 

“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,” his charge read. 

The defendant pleaded “guilty”to the charge when itwas read to him, prompting the prosecution counsel, M.U Gadaka, to pray the court to convict and sentence him accordingly. Justice Aikawa, however, sentenced Muhammad to six months imprisonment or to pay a fine of N300,000 to the Federal Government of Nigeria.