Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin

03 Feb

Nigerian Actress Sentenced For Tampering With Naira Notes

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Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, a prominent figure in Nigeria's Nollywood industry, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for tampering with newly issued naira notes. The incident, which occurred last year, involved Omoseyin being filmed spraying and stepping on the redesigned currency at a party in Lagos. Arrested in February last year after the video surfaced online, Omoseyin initially pleaded not guilty but later changed her plea to guilty, according to authorities. The video depicted her flaunting wads of the newly issued currency while dancing at a friend's wedding in Lekki, Lagos. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria's anti-fraud agency,…

14 Feb

Nollywood Actress Remanded For Tampering With Naira Notes

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A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has remanded a Nollywood actress and skit maker, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, in Kirikiri correctional centre for tampering with the new Naira notes. The actress was remanded in prison till the determination of her bail application before the court. 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…