Actress Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin has been sentenced to six months in prison by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.
According to reports from the EFCC verified X page on February 1, 2024, the actress was convicted for the offense of spraying and stepping on new Naira notes at a social event in Lagos.
Omoseyin’s offense gained attention when a viral video showed her spraying and stepping on the newly redesigned Naira notes at a party. In her statement to the Commission, she claimed to have received the money from her fans at the party and stated that she did not know the individuals who gave her the money.
The prosecution, represented by Z.B. Atiku, called Abubakar Mohammed Marafa, an operative of the EFCC, to present the facts of the case.
Marafa testified that Omoseyin was arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on February 1, 2023, and subsequently handed over to the EFCC for further investigation. Evidence including videos of her spraying money and statements from the event center’s management were presented.
In defense of the convicted actress, her counsel, Afuye Adegbola, pleaded for leniency, highlighting that she was a first-time offender and a mother of one who expressed remorse and begged for mercy. Despite the plea, Justice Aneke sentenced Omoseyin to six months’ imprisonment, with the option to pay a fine of N300,000.