A Sierra Leonean national, Alhaji Ahmed Shaw, was on Thursday, remanded at the correctional centre by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for alleged non-declaration of the sum of $90,000 to the Nigerian Customs Service.
Justice Deinde Dipeolu ordered the remand of Shaw in the custody of the Nigerian Customs Service following his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The EFCC in one count alleged that the defendant failed to declare the sum of $90,000 during inward clearance of Sierra Leone-bound travellers.
Its prosecution counsel, Chinenye Okezie, told the court that the defendant committed the offence at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
According to her, the offences committed contravened Section 3(5) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Act, 2022.
However, Shaw pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him.
The defence counsel, Victor Chinedu, informed the court that Shaw had only just been served with the charge and was thus unprepared for trial.
Consequently, Justice Dipeolu adjourned the trial till April 15, 2025, and remanded the defendant in the NCS custody.
