The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has granted an actress on trial for allegedly spraying new Naira notes at a party, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, popularly called Simigold bail in the sum of N5 million.
Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke also ordered that she provides one surety who must be a civil servant, on Grade Level 12 and above, and with evidence of three years tax payment.
The judge ordered that the actress be further remanded at the Nigerian Correctional centre, Kirikiri, pending the perfection of the bail terms, and adjourned the matter till April 3, for trial.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had on February 13, arraigned the actress before the court on Monday, on a one count charge of tampering with the sum of N100, 000.00 issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by dancing on same at the said occasion.
According to the prosecutor, Sulaiman Sulaiman, the offense was contrary to and punishable under section 21 (1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.
The actress had denied the allegation and pleaded not guilty to the charge. Her counsel, Adenike Goncalves, then prayed the court to grant her client bail pending the hearing and determination of the case. She also urged the court to remand her client in the custody of the EFCC, pending the perfection of the bail terms.
The prosecutor, in his response, had submitted that bail is at the discretion of the court, he prayed that in the event bail is granted, the conditions of the bail term should be such that would enable the defendant to be present during the trial.
The charge against the actress reads: “That you Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin on January 28, 2023 at Monarch event centre, Lekki, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social occasion tampered with the sum of N100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same in the said occasion and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21 (1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.”
Oluwadarasimi was arrested by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Fraud Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on February 1, 2023 along Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, and was handed over to the EFCC for investigation.
The 31-year-old was arrested after the video of her spraying and stepping on the newly redesigned Naira notes at a party surfaced online.
In the viral video, she was also seen flaunting wads of the new Naira notes.
