Filmmaker Seun Egbegbe regains freedom after years in jail

Filmmaker, Olajide Kareem popularly known as Seun Egbegbe, has reportedly regained his freedom after spending three years and six months in jail.

According to report, the movie producer was jailed after fraudulently obtaining N39 million, $90,000, and £12,550 from over forty Bureau De Change Operators in Lagos.

This fraud activities were said to have been carried out between 2015 to March 2017.

It was gathered that Egbegbe, allegedly swindled the BDC operators out of money by pretending to change naira into foreign currencies and vice versa.

Reports indicate that the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, found him guilty of just one of the 44 Counts charges against him.

The Judge who presided over the case, Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo declared that 43 of the 44 Count charges were crumbled due to lack of witnesses to substantiate their claims.

He was then sentenced to jail.

Egbegbe was set free yesterday October 11, 2022 after spending 42 months in jail.