Tompolo: Nigerians Dare EFCC to Arrest Ex-Militant Leader Over Alleged Naira Abuse, Video Goes Viral Read more:

 



A public debate erupted online as Nigerians challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to take action against Chief Government Ekpemupolo, widely known as Tompolo, over an alleged case of naira abuse Legit.ng reports that the controversy was ignited by a viral video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by some users who strongly dared the EFCC The footage—reportedly from Tompolo’s 54th birthday celebration in April—showed the Niger Delta chieftain dancing while a man lavishly sprays N1,000 notes before him.

Warri, Delta state - Nigerians have called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to immediately arrest Government Ekpemupolo, widely known as Tompolo, for alleged naira abuse.Tompolo has a multi-billion naira contract with the federal government over pipeline surveillance, coastal protection, and safeguarding of critical infrastructure in the Niger Delta region awarded to him by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). 

 There are calls for accountability following the circulation of a video clip showing the ex-militant leader partaking in an act that constitutes naira abuse. The clip also triggered renewed criticism of the EFCC over perceived selective law enforcement. Legit.ng found that the clip was recorded in April during Tompolo’s 54th birthday, but it re-surfaced on Sunday morning, May 11. 

Naira abuse: What the law says According to the Act, anyone caught in the act is guilty of an offence, and liable to six months in prison or will be fined N50,000 or might get both fine and imprisonment. The CBN explained in the Act that spraying, dancing, or matching on the Naira is an abuse or tampering of Nigeria's currency. The Act reads: 

A person who tampers with a coin or note issued by the Bank is guilty of an offence and shall on notes and coins imprisonment for a term not less than six months or to a fine not less than N50,000 or to both such fine and imprisonment. 

A coin or note shall be deemed to have been tampered with if the coin or note has been impaired, diminished, or lightened otherwise than by fair wear and tear or has been defaced by engraving, mutilating, piercing, stapling, writing, tearing, soiling, squeezing or any other form of deliberate and willful abuse whether the coin or note has or has not been thereby diminished or lightened. For the avoidance of doubt, spraying of, dancing, or matching on the Naira or any note issued by the Bank during social occasions or otherwise howsoever shall constitute an abuse and defacing of the Naira or such note and shall be punishable under Sub-section (1) of this section. 

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