Nigeria, March 7 -- The Federal High Court in Kano has convicted a woman of smuggling over $1.15 million and SDR135,900 (Saudi Riyal) from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria.

The court convicted the defendant, Hauwa Ibrahim, after she pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering.

A statement from the EFCC on Thursday said trial judge S. M. Shuaibu ordered the forfeiture of the undeclared money to the federal government in line with Section 3(5) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act of 2022.

According to the statement, Ms Ibrahim was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport for attempting to smuggle an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 and SDR135,900 Saudi Riyals into Ni...