Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, has been sentenced to six months in prison by a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, for spraying and stepping on new Naira notes at a social event in Lagos.
Initially arraigned on February 13, 2023, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Omoseyin pleaded “not guilty” to the two-count charges but changed her plea to “guilty” during the resumed hearing, considering the overwhelming evidence against her.
The prosecution counsel, Z.B. Atiku, presented Abubakar Marafa, an EFCC operative, to review the facts of the matter.
Marafa detailed that Omoseyin was arrested by officers of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on February 1, 2023, and handed over to the EFCC for further investigation on February 2, 2023.
In her statement under caution, Omoseyin admitted to spraying N200 and N100 notes at a friend’s wedding on January 28, 2023.
Trial judge Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke delivered the judgment, sentencing the actress to six months imprisonment, effective from Thursday, with an option of a N300,000 fine payable into the consolidated revenue account of the federation.
