Justice Yellim Bogoro, of the Federal High Court, was convicted on Friday, May 2, 2025, sitting in Ikoyi in Lagos, and sentenced to a six-month prison sentence for his diplomatic currency at Lagos airport. Okechukwu was arrested in December 2024 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by operators of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS for non-declaration of the sums of 8020 (Eight Thousand and Twenty British Pounds) and $704 (Seven Hundred and Four Dollars) and handed over to the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos conducts further investigation. He was arraigned on two charges on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in connection with money laundering. Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 3(5) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.He pleased guilty to the charges following which prosecution counsel, CC Okezie called on Abubakar Magaji, an EFCC operating to review the facts of the case. Magaji informed the court that Okechukwu’s total amount is 15,020, $ 704 (15,000 and £20) and 704 (7,004), although he declared 7,000 (7,000), he retained 8,020 (8,000) and twenty pounds (704 pounds) of 8020 and enjoyed 704 losses, his brother and his brother, and his brother, had again, which was his brother, which was caused, and was again, and he was again treated to send his body back to the country. On Friday, Justice Bogoro sentenced him to six months in prison on two counts and sentenced him to six months in prison or pay N200,000 naira (2 million naira). In addition, he confiscated $8,020 and $704 from the federal government. The unstateed court prison man on the Linda Ikeji Blog appeared on the Lagos Airport for the first time at the Linda Ikeji Blog.
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Court prison man does not state £8,020 and $704 at Lagos Airport
