Nigeria, May 5 -- The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has convicted and sentenced a man to six months imprisonment for failing to declare foreign currencies at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

According to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday, the operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) arrested Agudosi Okechukwu in December 2024, for refusing to declare £8,020 and $704 at the airport.

The NCS handed Mr Okechukwu to the anti-graft agency for further investigation and possible prosecution.

The EFCC then charged the defendant with two counts of money laundering and subsequently arraigned him on 15 April.

One of the offences was said to be contrary t...