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Ojukwu Nnamdi Roland and Ngene Linus Chibuike, arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos while attempting to smuggle $5,424,270 out of the country, have been convicted and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment by a Lagos High Court.
Rowland was arraigned by the EFCC on October 22, 2015 for being in possession of cash in the sum of $2,917,272 during his outbound clearance for a journey to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Contrary to the requirements of the law, Rowland did not declare the and was subsequently arrested and arraigned. .
He 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 2 years imprisonment. He also ordered that the convict should forfeit the entire $2,917,272 to the FG. .
He ruled that the two years imprisonment should take effect from February 9, 2016. Chibuike, on the other hand, was arraigned on October 22, 2015 for falsely declaring the sum of $11,500 out of $2,506,998 he had in his possession during an outbound clearance for a journey to China en-route Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. .
He also pleaded not guilty and Justice Buba found him guilty and sentenced him to two years imprisonment. The $2,495,498 is also to be forfeited to the FG his two years imprisonment took effect from February 9, 2016
Rowland was arraigned by the EFCC on October 22, 2015 for being in possession of cash in the sum of $2,917,272 during his outbound clearance for a journey to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Contrary to the requirements of the law, Rowland did not declare the and was subsequently arrested and arraigned. .
He 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 2 years imprisonment. He also ordered that the convict should forfeit the entire $2,917,272 to the FG. .
He ruled that the two years imprisonment should take effect from February 9, 2016. Chibuike, on the other hand, was arraigned on October 22, 2015 for falsely declaring the sum of $11,500 out of $2,506,998 he had in his possession during an outbound clearance for a journey to China en-route Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. .
He also pleaded not guilty and Justice Buba found him guilty and sentenced him to two years imprisonment. The $2,495,498 is also to be forfeited to the FG his two years imprisonment took effect from February 9, 2016
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