The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced yesterday that Mrs. Fauziya Danjuma Goje, daughter of Senator Danjuma Goje, has been cleared of accusations related to alleged naira abuse.
The EFCC clarified that Goje’s daughter was not present in the viral video showing naira notes being openly sprayed at a wedding in Kano.
The commission specified that the incident of alleged currency misuse took place at Amina Babagana Zannah’s wedding to a Nigerien groom.
A statement yesterday in Abuja by EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said the bridegroom, Ibrahim Mohammad, and those implicated are from Niger Republic.
The statement said the anti-graft commission had invited the bridegroom and those who allegedly sprayed naira notes and dollar bills.
The statement said: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been drawn to a viral video where the nation’s currency, the naira, was freely sprayed at a wedding ceremony in Kano, Kano State, on Friday, October 24, 2024.
Allegations of the abuse of the naira were imputed against Mrs. Fauziya Danjuma Goje, daughter of Senator Danjuma Goje, by Nigerians from all walks of life, including an editorial by a leading and respected national newspaper.
“As a responsible and accountable anti-corruption agency campaigning against currency mutilation and dollarisation of the economy, the EFCC swung into action by analyzing the video; findings showed that the alleged naira abuse happened not at the wedding of Goje’s daughter but at the wedding dinner of Amina Babagana Zannah held on the afore-mentioned date.
“Zannah is the daughter of Hajara Seidu Haruna (aka Hafsat Gold Nigeria) who is the Chief Executive Officer of Hafsat Jewellery Enterprise with offices in Abuja, Kano, and Dubai (United Arab Emirates).
Haruna confirmed the viral video. She admitted that the alleged naira abuse took place at the wedding dinner of her daughter on October 24, 2024.
“The bridegroom, Ibrahim Mohammad, hails from Niger Republic, and those who allegedly sprayed naira notes and dollar bills were from the groom’s family in Niger Republic.
“The commission has invited the Nigerien groom, Mohammad, to report to its national headquarters in Abuja with everyone who sprayed naira notes at his wedding with Zannah.”
The EFCC promised not to move against anyone wrongly accused of an alleged crime.
It added: “While the EFCC appreciates the consciousness its campaigns against naira abuse is building across the country, it will not move against anyone wrongly accused of an alleged crime.
The commission remains steadfast in this crusade and would spare no offender, no matter how highly placed.”
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