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1 Feb 2024
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced an actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, to six months imprisonment for abusing the new naira notes at a social event. Omoseyin, who pleaded guilty to two counts of tampering with the currency issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), was given an option of paying a fine of…
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