Mr Rowland was arraigned by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on October 22, 2015, for being in
possession of cash in the sum of US$2,917,272 (Two Million, Nine Hundred and
Seventeen Thousand, Two Hundred and Seventy Two United States Dollars) during
his outbound clearance for a journey to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Apparently two Nigerians,
Ojukwu Nnamdi Rowland and Ngene Linus Chibuike, were arrested at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while attempting to smuggle $5, 424,270
USD out of the country.
The duo have been convicted
and sentenced to two years imprisonment respectively by Justice Ibrahim Buba of
the Federal High Court, Lagos.
Contrary to the
requirements of the law, Mr. Rowland did not declare the money to men and
officers of the Nigeria Customs Service and was subsequently arrested and
arraigned before Justice Buba.
Mr Rowland pleaded not
guilty to the one-count charge preferred against him and the matter went into
full trial. Justice Buba found him guilty and sentenced him to two years
imprisonment. He also ordered that the convict should forfeit the entire sum of
$2,917,272 USD (Two Million, Nine Hundred and Seventeen Thousand, Two Hundred
and Seventy Two United States Dollars) to the Nigerian government.
Justice Buba said the
convict did not do the right thing by failing to declare the money to Customs
officials. He ruled that the two years imprisonment should take effect from
February 9, 2016.
Mr Chibuike, on the other
hand, was arraigned on October 22, 2015 for falsely declaring the sum of
US$11,500 (Eleven Thousand and Five Hundred United States Dollars) out of the
sum of $2,506,998 USD (Two Million, Five Hundred and Six Thousand, Nine Hundred
and Ninety Eight United States Dollars) he had in his possession during an
outbound clearance for a journey to China en-route Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mr Chibuike pleaded not
guilty to the one-count charge raised against him and the matter went into full
trial. Justice Buba found him guilty and sentenced him to two years
imprisonment.
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ReplyDeleteFOR CRY OUT LOUD WHERE DID THEY GET THE MONEY?
ReplyDeleteI smell foul whose behind them?
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