Crime
Actress Omoseyin Granted N5m Bail Term For Spraying New Naira
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 ruled that the original statutory certificate of authenticity’s Certified True Copy (CTC) was
The court also held that the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the original statutory certificate of occupancy of the landed property is to be deposited with the Registrar of the court and in the case of the public servant, an official letter from his or her head of department stating the status and salary level of the surety.
The surety is to also produce to the court, two copies of his recent passport photograph and evidence of payment of tax.
The judge also ordered that the actress be further remanded in the Kirikiri correctional facility pending the perfection of the bail terms, before adjourning the matter till April 3, for trial.
On February 13, the EFCC had arraigned the actress before the court on a two-count charge of tampering with the sum of N100,000 issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and dancing on the same at the said occasion.
According to the prosecutor, Sulaiman Sulaiman, the offence was contrary to and punishable under section 21 (1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.
The actress had denied the allegation and pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Following her not-guilty plea, counsel to the actress, Adenike Goncalves, asked the court to grant her client bail pending the hearing and determination of the case.
Adenike Goncalves also urged the court to remand her client in the EFCC?s custody, pending the perfection of the bail terms, if so granted by the court.
