Court jails man for hawking naira notes

The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced a man to three months’ imprisonment for hawking new Naira notes.

However, the man, identified in a press statement released Friday by the prosecuting agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), recieved an option of fine in lieu of imprisonment.

The trial judge, Ayokunle Faji, handed down the judgement on Wednesday, the EFCC statement said.

Details of arrest and suit

The EFCC disclosed that the…