CURRENCY SMUGGLING: COURT JAILS ONE, AS EFCC ARRAIGNS FOREIGNER

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dragged a man from Sierra Leone before the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos for failing to declare the sum of $90,000 (Ninety Thousand US Dollars) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, gave the name of the suspect as Alhaji Ahmed Shaw, whom he said was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on March 3, 2025. Oyewale said the accused was arraigned before Justice D.I.Dipeolu on Thursday, April 3, 2025, on a one-count charge of money laundering, but the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him. In a related development, one Igboezue Emeka, has been sentenced to one-month in prison for failing to declare the sum of $40,000 (Forty Thousand US Dollars) at the Lagos Airport. The EFCC arraigned Igboezue before Justice A.O.Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, who delivered the judgment on Friday, April 4, 2025. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said the convict was arrested by officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, before he was handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution.