EFCC SEIZES AN ACTRESS’ RANGE ROVER AND IPHONE AFTER NAIRA NOTICES A “VIOLATION”

The investigation against actress and cosmetologist Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin for allegedly violating the new naira notes policy has been taken over by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to a statement released on Friday.
The anti-graft agency reported that a Range Rover and an iPhone were among the goods found on Omoseyin at the time of his detention.

Following an intelligence tip, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Fraud Related Offences Commission (ICPC) detained Omoseyin, 31, on February 1, 2023, along Awolowo Road in Ikoyi, Lagos.

She was suspected of violating Section 21(5) of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s CBN Act of 2007 by tampering with the newly designed naira notes.

She was arrested after a video of her walking on and spraying the newly designed naira notes at a celebration went viral online.

She was also seen flaunting wads of the brand-new naira notes in the trending video.

The suspect was later given to the EFCC on Thursday, February 2, 2023 for further investigations, according to a statement by the EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren.

She would face charges in court, according to Uwujaren, “after investigations have been completed.”