Judge Yerim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced businessman Agdosi Okechukw to six months in prison for refusing to declare the Nigerian Customs (NCS) total at Lagos Airport.
Judge Bogoro has sentenced Okechukwu after pleading guilty to a two-count claim adjacent to money laundering brought on by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The prisoner was arrested in December 2024 at Mutaramhammad International Airport in Ikeja by Nigerian Customs (NCS) operatives for not declaring foreign currency.
He was then handed over to the EFCC’s Lagoszone Bureau for further investigation, and later filed charges against him on April 15, 2025.
One of the charges was, “On December 10, 2024, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, Agdsichristof Okechukwo did not declare a total of 8,020 pounds (8,000 pounds and 20 pounds sterling) at the customs of Mutara Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad Muthai Man’s customs. 3(5) Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”
Okechukwu pleaded “guilty” to the charges.
Following his plea, prosecutor Chris Okezie called on EFCC operative Abubakar Magazi to present the facts of the case.
Magaji has notified the court that Okechukwu has declared £7,000 totaling £15,020 and $704, withheld £8,020 and $704.
The anti-transplant agency operative also told the court that the prisoner maintained an undeclared amount to bring the bodies of his deceased brother back into the country.
After hearing submission, Judge Bogoro sentenced Okechukwu to a fine of N200,000 in prison for both counts or at N200,000 at each count.
The judge also ordered the federal government to confiscate the seized amount.
