Nigerian actress Simi Gold has been sentenced to six months in imprisonment for allegedly spraying and stepping on new Naira notes. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, handed down the conviction on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Simi Gold, initially charged on February 13, 2023, pleaded "not guilty" to the two counts brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). She was granted bail on February 15, 2023. The charges relate to tampering with N100,000 issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria during a social event on January 28, 2023, at Monarch Event Centre, Lekki, Lagos, violating Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.
Actress Simi Gold. source: InstagramOne of the court charges reads: “That you, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, on the 28th day of January 2023, at Monarch Event Centre, Lekki, Lagos, 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.”
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