The EFCC filed a one-count charge against Shaw, accusing him of violating the Money Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Act, 2022.
By Afolabi Ayodele
Lagos, Nigeria | April 5 2025
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Ahmed Shaw, a Sierra Leonean national, before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, for failing to declare $90,000 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
Shaw was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for not declaring the large sum of money.
Following his arrest, the NDLEA handed him over to the EFCC for further investigation.
The EFCC filed a one-count charge against Shaw, accusing him of violating the Money Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Act, 2022.
A statement on the EFCC’s X account on Saturday, April 5, stated, “The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, has arraigned Sierra Leonean Alhaji Ahmed Shaw for non-declaration of $90,000 before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
“The defendant was arrested on March 3, 2025, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by operatives of the NDLEA for non-declaration of the sum. Following his arrest, the NDLEA handed him over to the EFCC on March 5, 2025, for further investigation.”
Shaw was arraigned on April 3, 2025, on charges of alleged money laundering.
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