Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, convicted an actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, of spraying and stepping on new Naira notes at a friend's wedding in Lagos.

The trial judge, Chukwujekwu Aneke, sentenced her to six months' imprisonment but with an option of N300,000 fine, according to a statement by Dele Oyewale, the Head, Media & Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the prosecuting agency.

She was arrested on 1 February 2023 after a video clip showing her spraying some new Naira notes at a wedding in Lekki, Lagos State, on 28 January 2023 went viral on social media platforms.

It was at a time there was a severe scarcity of Naira notes following the Central Ba...