Two Lebanese who attempted to smuggle $890,000 out of Nigeria jailed for money laundering

Two Lebanese nationals who were found with the sum of $890,000 which they wanted to smuggle out of Nigeria through the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State, were on Thursday jailed two years each for money laundering.

The two men, Chamseddine Waell Mohammed and Dina Jihad Khali, were sentenced by Justice M.I. Sani of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt after they pleaded guilty of the money laundering charges brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to the anti-graft commission, the offences committed by them ran contrary to Section 2 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 2 (5) of the same Act.

The EFCC in a statement on Thursday said one of the charges against them is:

“That you Chamseddine Waell Mohammed on the 1st August, 2020 at Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Port Harcourt, within the jurisdiction of this court did fail to make a declaration of the sum of $220,000.

“The money was hidden in your luggage on board a chartered flight with registration number 9HVFF to Lebanon and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 2 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as Amended) and punishable under section 2 (5) of the same Act.”

The charge against the second convict read: “That you Dina Jihad Khali on the 1st August, 2020 at Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this court did fail to make a declaration to the Nigeria Custom Service as required by law cash transportation of the sum of $670,000.

“The money was hidden in your Luggage on board a chartered flight with registration number 9HVFF to Lebanon and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 2 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as Amended) and punishable under Section 2 (5) of the same Act.”

According to the statement, while reviewing facts of the case, prosecuting counsel, Aso Larrys Peters tendered some documents, which included Letter of Invitation from Customs and statements of the defendants, as exhibits.

“Principal Detective Superintendent Macaulay Olayinka while being led in evidence by prosecution counsel, told the court that the two convicts were arrested for attempting to smuggle a total sum of $890,000 out of Nigeria, through the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa.

He further disclosed that the money recovered from the suspects had been deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Rivers State Branch, for safe keeping by the arresting agency.

In view of the reviewed facts, the prosecution prayed the court to convict and sentence the defendants as charged.

Justice Sani consequently convicted and sentenced the defendants to two years imprisonment. The undeclared amount was ordered forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

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Damnnnnn niggarrr
They better pay fine if there is an option for fine...

Our jail nor funny

Watch as the government will try to smuggle the same money out of the country.
Almost every Nigerian politician in office is guilty of this crime.

ValCon888:
Watch as the government will try to smuggle the same money out of the country.
Almost every Nigerian politician in office is guilty of this crime.

no talk Wetin your eyes no see


if dem call you to bring evidence now how you go do

Normal person:Mom I'm hungry

Shakespeare :Let it be known to the womb that bore this child that this stomach consist of emptiness.

They should av invested the money into bitcoin or try travelling by land i.e "God is good" Transports.
The last time i check, Ore to beirut is less than 6hours drive..

That's very good

Slawormir:
Damnnnnn niggarrr
They better pay fine if there is an option for fine...

Our jail nor funny

u are not smoking weed today?

The question is where is the money coming from. They won't address that. I guess from all those shady contractors they are fronting for. That's most of the origin of abandoned projects.

Imagine, in a country with limited cash for FX.


Naija which way.

Clowns

Whatever happened to cryptocurrency

With millions of dollars btc nigerians buy these days to push cash abroad

Some mumsu still dey carry cash

Some people say that

What will happen to the money, most importantly

Nigerian GT hand for that matter...

Dude almost cashed out

Lol

That money pass 890k
Them don cut inside comot

How come they tried smuggled the money.


I taught the International airport is closed?

The anti-graft agency should be commended knowing fully well they might have tried to bribe their way out

People get money sha

Today is 22nd day of August and no single rain, Righteousness89 what's the spiritual explanation to this? Is it the end time sign?

Common Meeenh

Capital Flight is a great offense anywhere in the world

It's just courier service for a politician ONLY that this particular politician needed to be taught a lesson.

If not all these goes on every day unchecked in those pretty birds that takes off and lands easily

Na small small God go deliver this country and other countries ridden with corruption while we keep trusting God for Righteous men and women in places of authority.

Illegal money that cannot be declared.

assisted by corrupt Nigerian officials.

Ole GBE,ole GBA!

Them no wise o. Who moves such amount of money
If you want to bring huge funds into the country or move huge funds there's a way you you do it.
If na me dey launder such funds them never born who wan catch me

Greed.

Una for see correct Wire guys

Ok

Money will just move from Thief number 1 to Thief number 2........they should dishing out this kind of news like they are working.