Nigerian actress Simi Gold [/b]has been found guilty by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. She has been sentenced to six months imprisonment [/b]for the act of spraying and stepping on new Naira notes during a social event at Monarch Event Centre, Lekki, Lagos, on January 28, 2023.
The legal proceedings began on February 13, 2023, when Simi Gold was initially charged by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with two counts. She pleaded "not guilty" and was granted bail on February 15, 2023.
One 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.”
Accompanying the news are images of the actress, and the legal outcome has stirred discussions regarding the consequences of defacing currency in Nigeria.
