Nollywood actress Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin popularly known in movie circles as Simisola Gold has been granted bail in the sum of N5 million for allegedly spraying and stepping on the newly redesigned Naira notes.
The order was issued by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos who admitted the actress to bail in the sum of N5 million with one surety in like sum.
The presiding judge also ruled that the surety must be a public servant in the service of the Federation or the Lagos State Government not below the rank of Grade Level 12, or a holder of a genuine statutory certificate of occupancy of a developed landed property within the Lagos State Municipality.
Omoseyin was arrested by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Fraud Related Offences Commission, ICPC, on Wednesday, 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 her statement to the Commission, she claimed that she received the new Naira notes from her fans at the party and that she did not know the persons who gave her the money.
Omoseyin was arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a two-count charge which was brought against her.
