COURT ORDERS FORFEITURE OF N653M FOREIGN CURRENCY AFTER TRAVELLER’S CONVICTION IN KANO
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered the forfeiture of foreign currencies valued at over N653 million to the Federal Government following the conviction of one Salisu Ahmad for failure to declare the funds upon entry into Nigeria.
Justice S.M. Shuaibu delivered the ruling after Ahmad pleaded guilty to a one-count charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for violating Sections 3(3) and 3(5) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
Ahmad was arrested on July 7, 2025, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport after arriving aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET940 from Saudi Arabia. During a routine check by Customs officials, undeclared funds concealed in polythene bags wrapped in cloth were discovered in his luggage.
The recovered currencies included \$420,900, £5,825, CFA3,946,500, and Cameroonian CFA224,000.
According to EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, Ahmad claimed during interrogation that he was acting on instructions from his brother, Auwal Ahmad, based in Saudi Arabia, and was to deliver the funds to two individuals — Yusuf Adamu and Abdulhamid Rabiu — both of whom were also arrested.
The EFCC subsequently arraigned Ahmad, and he was convicted based on his guilty plea. Justice Shuaibu ordered the total sum to be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Oyewale stated, “Following diligent investigation and prosecution by the EFCC, Justice Shuaibu found the defendant guilty and convicted him accordingly.”
The conviction underscores the agency’s commitment to enforcing anti-money laundering regulations and curbing illicit financial inflows into the country.
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