A federal high court in Ikoyi has sentenced TikTokers TobiNation and TDollar to six months imprisonment over the abuse of naira notes.
The sentence followed their arrest and arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In a statement, the anti-graft agency said the content creators were sentenced to prison on May 8.
Alexander Owoeye, the presiding judge, handed the sentence after both defendants pleaded guilty to a separate one-count charge of tampering with naira notes.
TDollar, born Babatunde Peter Olaitan and TobiNation, whose real name is Tobilola Olamide, were accused of violating the Central Bank Act by spraying naira notes at a social event.
“That you, BABATUNDE PETER OLAITAN, on 8th April 2025, at 23, Macdonald Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with funds in the denomination of N200 (Two Hundred Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying it, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007,” it reads.
“That you, TOBILOLA OLAMIDE A.K.A TobiNation, on 8th April 2025, at 23 Macdonald Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with funds in the denomination of N200 (Two Hundred Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying it, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.”
Prosecution counsel C.C. Okezie and H.U. KofarNaisa presented evidence through Ibrahim Bukar, an EFCC investigative officer.
Bukar told the court that the commission launched an “intelligence-driven investigation on TikTok” on April 10, 2025, after a video surfaced showing TDollar spraying naira notes during a party.
“Upon the approval of the intelligence by the Zonal Director, a letter of investigation was sent to the defendant, requesting him to make a statement regarding the video,” Bukar said.
“The defendant reported to the Special Operations Team, SOT, on May 5, 2025, and his statement was recorded under caution.
“He stated that he went to a night club on April 8, 2025 and met some of his fans sharing money. He also said that a fan, in the process, gifted him a bundle of N200 notes, which he sprayed on some of his other fans.
“He was shown a video of him spraying the money and he made a statement regarding it.”
The court admitted both the video recordings and the extrajudicial statements as evidence. The prosecution then urged the court to convict the defendants accordingly.
Owoeye sentenced each of the defendants to six months imprisonment with an option of N200,000 fine.
In April, businessman E-Money was also arrested for reportedly abusing the dollar. He was however released a day later.
The socialite’s case with the anti-graft agency comes a few days after Terry Apala, the singer, was remanded at the Ikoyi correctional centre over alleged abuse of naira notes.
In March, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, a TikToker, was rearrested in Kano for allegedly abusing the naira.
In 2024, the EFCC intensified its crackdown on naira abuse, citing section 21 of the CBN Act.
Bobrisky, the social media celebrity, was arrested by the commission in Lagos on April 4, 2024, for defacing naira notes. The crossdresser was jailed on a six-count charge.
Cubana Chief Priest was also arraigned for a three-count charge over alleged naira abuse.
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