Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Friday, convicted and sentenced a Kannywood actress, Saadatu Mohammed Inuwa (a.k.a Samha) to six months imprisonment for the abuse and mutilation of the Naira.

The commission's Kano Zonal Directorate apprehended the actress on 4 February after a video circulated on social media showing her allegedly using naira notes to wipe her nose. The commission traced Ms Inuwa following the viral clip and subsequently took her into custody for questioning.

The actress was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on the mutilation of the Nigerian currency, contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act, 2007.

The charge against the convict r...