The ICPC claimed that the actress colluded with principal elements in the financial service sectors to remove notes from banking halls.
Following the scarcity of money, Nigerians have been thrown into a frenzy to search for cash as it is scarce in the banking halls.
On Wednesday, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission in Nigeria publicly announced the arrest of the Nollywood actress. The actress, Simisola Gold, was arrested for allegedly offering new naira notes for sale on social media. “It is believed she is in collusion with key elements in the financial services sector diverting the newly released notes away from banking halls.”“She is currently in ICPC detention and is helping the Commission with its findings on the criminal trading of the naira and the attendant scarcity and negative economic outcomes being caused by the action,” they wrote.
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