Court Grants N5m Bail To Actress Arraigned For Alleged Naira Abuse
Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress who was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with spraying fresh naira bills at a party, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos.
In addition to granting the actress bail in the amount of N5 million with one surety in the same amount, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke stipulated that the surety must be a genuine statutory certificate holder of a developed landed property within the Lagos State Municipality or a public servant in the service of the Federation or the Lagos State Government not below the rank of Grade Level 12.
The court further ruled that the public servant must submit an official letter from his or her head of department stating the status and level of the surety’s salary, as well as a Certified True Copy (CTC) of the original statutory certificate of occupancy of the landed property, to the court’s registrar.
Along with two copies of his most current passport photo and proof of tax payment, the surety must also present these items to the court.
Before postponing the case until April 3 for trial, the judge further mandated that the actress be further held in the Kirikiri detention facility awaiting the completion of the bail terms.
The actress was charged by the EFCC on February 13 with two counts of tampering with N100,000 issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and dancing on the same at the event.
The offense was against and punished under section 21 (1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007, according to the prosecutor, Sulaiman Sulaiman.
The actress had pleaded not guilty to the charge and disputed the claim.
