A Federal High Court in Kano has sentenced Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim to prison for smuggling an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 and 135,900 Saudi Riyals from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured her conviction after she pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of money laundering before Justice S. M. Shuaibu.
Ibrahim was arrested by Nigeria Customs Service officials at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport for failing to declare the funds as required by law. The customs authorities subsequently handed her over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution.
During her arraignment, the EFCC charged her under Section 3(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. Prosecuting counsel Musa Isah presented evidence, including the undeclared money, and urged the court to convict her.
In her defense, Ibrahim pleaded for leniency, claiming she had been deceived by an acquaintance in Saudi Arabia, identified as Nafiu, who allegedly asked her to transport a box containing dates and a small amount of cash. She said she only discovered the actual contents after her arrest.
Despite her appeal, Justice Shuaibu convicted her and ordered the forfeiture of the undeclared money to the Federal Government in accordance with Section 3(5) of the Money Laundering Act, 2022.
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