Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Lagos Federal High Court, has actually founded guilty and sentenced an Nollywood starlet, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, 32, to 6 months jail time for abusing Nigeria currency, Naira.
Justice Aneke bied far the judgment on the starlet after she altered plea to the 2 counts charge of damaged the amount of N100, 000.00 and spraying exact same in a gathering.
It would be recall that the founded guilty starlet widely called Simi Gold, was jailed by Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Fraud Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on February 1, 2023 along Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, where she was spreading out 1000 denomination Naira note at a celebration, when the country was confronted with currency shortage.
Following her arrest by the ICPC, she was turned over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which later on charged her on a 2 count-charge before the court on damaged the amount of N100, 000.00 and spraying very same in a gathering, often in February 2023.
The offenses she pleaded innocent to, and she was consequently confessed to bail in some terms.
At the resumed hearing of the charges versus her on Thursday, the starlet informed the court of her objective to alter her plea.
The judge bought that the charge be checked out to her so that her brand-new plea can be taken.
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Upon the re-reading of the charges to the founded guilty starlet, she confessed dedicating the offenses and pleaded guilty to the charges.
With her guilty plea, the court contacted the district attorney, Zainab Bala Atiku, to evaluate the truths of the charge, which she did also tendered some displays, which were confessed by the court.
The district attorney after examining the truths of the charge and rendering the exhibitions, prompted the court to found guilty and sentence her in accordance with the areas of the acts she was charged with.
Attorney to the starlet, Mr. A. O. Afuye, in his allucutor, amongst others, pleaded with the court to tamper justice with grace in sentencing his customer. Including that the court ought to consider her modification of plea and an indication of remorsefulness. And being a very first term wrongdoer, who did not have any previous conviction record.
Justice Aneke, in his judgment after listening to the counsel’s submissions, sentence the starlet to 6 months jail time.
The judge nevertheless purchased her to pay the amount of N300, 000, 00, in lieu of the jail-term.
Charges Against the Convicted Actress checks out: “That you, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin on the 28th day of January, 2023 at Monarch Event Centre, Lekki within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing throughout an affair damaged the amount of N100, 000.00 provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying exact same in the stated celebration and you consequently dedicated an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 21 (1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.
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“That you, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin on the 28th day of January, 2023 at Monarch Event Centre, Lekki within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing throughout an affair damaged the amount of N100, 000.00 released by the Central Bank of Nigeria by dancing on very same in the stated celebration and you thus dedicated an offense contrary to and punishable under area 21 (1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.”