Nigeria, April 17 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented its first witness in the trial of a Sierra Leonean national charged with failing to declare $90,000 in cash on his arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, in March this year.

The prosecution witness, Danladi Ibrahim, who is an operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), told the trial Federal High Court in Lagos, how he interrogated the Sierra Leonean man, Ahmed Shaw, on his arrival at the airport and discovered the hidden currency notes.

"On 3 March 2025, at the new arrival hall of MMIA, I intercepted Alhaji Ahmed Shaw. I asked him where he was coming from and he said Sierra Leone. I then request...