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EFCC says alleged naira abuse not in Goje’s daughter’s wedding, identifies culprits
Fauziya, daughter of Danjuma Goje, who represents Gombe Central Senatorial District at the Senate, has been cleared by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of alleged naira abuse.
Fauziya was wedded by Aliyu Ahmed Abubakar in October with President Bola Tinubu and many other dignitaries at the wedding fatiha held at the National Mosque in Abuja.
Among others who graced the event were Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tajuddeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives; Barau Jibrin, Deputy Senate President; Umar Ganduje, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman; and Abdullahi Adamu, former APC National Chairman.
However, barely a few days after the ceremony, clips of a wedding reception where naira notes littered the dance floor as the bride was being sprayed with more money surfaced online.
Many social media users claimed the incident happened at Goje’s daughter’s wedding.
This prompted the EFCC to investigate. In a statement on Monday, the agency said investigations of the video showed that the alleged naira abuse did not happen at Fauziya’s wedding ceremony.
The EFCC identified the event as “the wedding dinner of Amina Babagana Zannah”.
The statement stated that, “Zannah is the daughter of Hajara Seidu Haruna (a.k.a. Hafsat Gold Nigeria), who is the Chief Executive Officer of Hafsat Jewellery Enterprise with offices in Abuja, Kano, and Dubai (United Arab Emirate).
“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 the Niger Republic, and those that allegedly sprayed naira notes and dollar bills were from the groom’s family in the Niger Republic.”
The EFCC had invited the alleged culprits in the Nigerien groom and everyone who had sprayed naira notes at the wedding.
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