The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on April 9, 2019, arraigned eight suspected members of a syndicate of illegal gold dealers before Justice A.O. Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a three-count charge bordering on dealing in gold mine without lawful authorisation, conspiracy and being in possession of raw gold without lawful authorization.

The suspects are: Babagana Zannah, who claimed to be the owner of the raw gold bars; Ahmed Hamza Mannir; Manasseh Auta; Dahiru Habib Bali; Isa Umaru Ammani; Ajakaye Oladipo; Bamanja Jonah Samuel and Lasisi Aisha.

The second suspect, Mannir, who was arrested onboard an Emirates flight to Dubai on March 1, 2019 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, was allegedly helped by the third to eight defendants, who are employees of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN.

The suspected FAAN staff allegedly carried the raw gold bars through various doors, while carefully avoiding going through the scanners provided at the airport and handed them to the second defendant at the point of boarding.

One of the counts reads: “That you, Babagana Zannah, Ahmed Hamza Mannir, Manasseh Auta, Dahiru Habib Bali, Isa Umaru Ammani , Ajakaye Oladipo, Bamanja Jonah Samuel and Lasisi Aisha, on or about 1st March, 2019 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, conspired amongst yourselves to defraud the Federal Government of Nigeria of the revenue accruing from the export of gold mineral and without the permission of the appropriate authority and committed an offence contrary to Section 1((a) of the Miscellaneous Offence Act punishable under the same Act.”

The defendants pleaded "not guilty" to the charge preferred against them.

In view of their pleas, the prosecuting counsel, Ayanfe Ogunsina, asked the court for a trial date and prayed that the defendants be remanded in prison.


Source: http://www.ngg.ng/2019/04/10/efcc-arraigns-six-faan-staff-two-others-for-illegal-gold-dealing/

Nigerians and illegality!!!!

Well, this is Nigeria!!!

NCAN,

how far

They'll soon be set free

so someone can't just hustle again in this nation?

What about those that illegally collect tolls in Lagos

Everybody trying to take their portion by force!!!
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Afonja!!!!!!

Government see weed in your house,it’s yours. They see Gold in your house,it’s for the government.

Smuggle Gold = trouble,but better than smuggling Drugs.

Wetin poor man go do,wey den no go talk.

Smh..........

Unpatriotic Nigerians



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When will they arraign Rotimi Amechi?

I know this Zanna! The guy don enter 1 chance be dat! Taaaaaa

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Gold is for the northerners only but oil is for everyone.


South Africa is what it is today because of their gold, we have gold in commercial quantity but that is for the hausa/fulani big men alone.

Error of a country

We need u guys to give us the big fish, not these fingerlings, if u are serious in fighting corruption

Northerners and gold trade.

The second suspect, Mannir, who was arrested onboard an Emirates flight to Dubai on March 1, 2019 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, was allegedly helped by the third to eight defendants, who are employees of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN.

The suspected FAAN staff allegedly carried the raw gold bars through various doors, while carefully avoiding going through the scanners provided at the airport and handed them to the second defendant at the point of boarding.

After the plan don do, Dubai straight.

When a hardworking youth sweats and mine gold that the government is too lazy to mine, finds a way to get it sold outside the country and brings the money back to Nigeria for investment you say he has committed crime. Which crime please?

A country where the poor will remain poorer and the rich richer. EFCC , I want to ask you guys some questions,

1. how can a young man who has access to gold dust in his farm land sell the product.

Expected answers:
1. Go and register a limited liability company with CAC.....cost N150,000 ( the poor man does not have)
2. Fill tax clearance and get the certificate from FIRS.......cost N600,000 ( the poor man does not have)
3. Get mining license from from fed. Ministry of mines and solid mineral ....back door bribe N1,000,000 ( the poor man does not have)

Frustrated with all these embargo, joblessness and hardship, will make airport authorities to aid their suffering by providing easy access to buyer overseas.

We need ministry of small scale industries in this country otherwise it's only this top government official who have access to funds that will do business in this country. Nigerians are good people, who don't want to get into trouble, but the system will always prepare trouble for them.

See better crime.

Not shop lifting or pick pocketing.

When will this humiliation stop in this country

Why is Nigeria always in the news for corruption? Why are always so desperate? Nawa.

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