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Saturday, February 4, 2023

EFCC grills actress over spraying and stepping on new Naira notes

 


EFCC grills actress over spraying and stepping on new Naira notes

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced an investigation of Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress and cosmetologist, for allegedly tampering with the redesigned Naira notes, an offense contrary to Section 21 (5) of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Act, 2007.

 

A statement released by the agency on Friday, February 3, says 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, following intelligence report.

 

??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 the viral video, she was also seen flaunting wads of the new Naira notes.

 

The suspect was subsequently handed over to the EFCC on Thursday, February 2, 2023 for further investigations.''the statement read

 

The agency added that items recovered from her at the point of arrest include a Range Rover and iPhone mobile devices.

 

The suspect will be charged in court once investigations have been concluded.

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