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Lagos Poultry Farmer James Onwuso Jailed For 21 Years For Printing Fake Naira Notes
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Feb 12, 2016 – Lagos Poultry Farmer James Onwuso Jailed For 21 Years For Printing Fake Naira Notes
29-year-old James Onwuso, a Lagos-based poultry farmer has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for printing fake Naira notes.
The resident of Sosanya street in Gbagada Lagos was arraigned by the Attorney- General of the Federation on a three count-charge bordering on false production of different denominations of naira, forgery of bank notes and possession of different counterfeit denominations of naira.
The prosecution led by Mrs. Kehinde Bode- Ayeni told the court that the offences were punishable under sections 1(1), 2 and 5(1) of the Counterfeit Currency (Special Provisions) Act Cap C35, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
