Nigerian TikTok celebrity jailed for 'spraying' cash


Kunya, a TikToker from northern Nigerian city of Kano with more than a million followers, was sentenced by a federal high court in the city after pleading guilty to the offence, court documents show. — Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash

KANO, Nigeria: A Nigerian court on May 28 sentenced a popular TikToker to six months in jail for "spraying" the local naira currency into the air at a party, a common local celebratory practice.

Murja Kunya, a TikToker from northern Nigerian city of Kano with more than a million followers was sentenced by a federal high court in the city after pleading guilty to the offence, court documents show.

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