Simi Gold sentenced to six months in prison for spraying, stepping on new Naira Notes

• Nigerian actress Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, popularly known as Simi Gold, has been convicted and sentenced to six months in prison for violating the Central Bank Act.
• The charges were initially brought by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on February 13, 2023, in connection with a social event held in Lekki.
• Simi Gold was found guilty of tampering with N100,000 in cash during the event, defacing the currency, which is expressly prohibited under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.
• Initially pleading “not guilty,” Simi Gold was granted bail on February 15, 2023, but the court has now determined her culpability.

Nigerian actress Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, popularly known as Simi Gold, has been convicted and sentenced to six months in prison for her actions during a social event in Lagos.

On February 1, 2024, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, delivered the verdict, finding the actress guilty of violating the Central Bank Act.

The charges against Simi Gold were first brought by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on February 13, 2023.

She faced two counts related to her involvement in tampering with the sum of N100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) during a social occasion held at the Monarch Event Centre in Lekki, Lagos.

Simi Gold, initially pleading “not guilty” to the charges, was subsequently granted bail on February 15, 2023.

However, the court has now determined that her actions contravened Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007, which explicitly prohibits the defacement or tampering of Nigerian currency.

During the court proceedings, one of the charges read:;

“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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