The Lagos State Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of a Chinese citizen identified as Li Lei Lei to two years imprisonment over mutilation of the Nigerian currency.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the Chinese national was convicted by Justice I. Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos yesterday.
He was arraigned on a four-count charge which bothers on tampering of the Nigerian currency note, an offence punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Establishment) Act.
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One of the count reads: ‘That you, Li Lei Lei, about the 17th day of May, 2022, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, tampered with One Thousand Naira (N1,000) Note, with serial number 947882 issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Establishment) Act, Cap C4, Vol.1, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2010.’
Following the ruling, the Chinese national was whisked away by officials of the Nigerian correctional Centre.
Africa Today News, New York reports that many Nigerians have been sent to jail or made to pay heavy fines over mutilations of the country’s legal tender.