The Federal High Court, Lagos today convicted one Kutumisana
Mbuta Blaise, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, for money laundering.
Blaise was arraigned by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on one court charge of
money laundering sequel to his arrest at the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport, Lagos for being in possession of Five Hundred and Eleven Thousand, Two
Hundred and Twenty Five United States Dollars ($511,225.00), as required by the provisions of Section 2(3)
of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of
2012).
He had pleaded not
guilty upon arraignment but after diligent prosecution by the EFCC, Justice
Buba found him guilty as charged. "The court is satisfied that the
prosecution proved his case beyond reasonable doubt and thereby finds you
Kutumisana Mbuta Blaise guilty of the allegation contained in the one count
charge before the court and hereby convict you of the offence of failure to
declare the sum of Five Hundred and Eleven Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty
Five United States of America Dollars in contravention to section 2(3) Money
Laundering Prohibition Act 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and
punishable under section 2(5) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011
(as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012).”
Justice Ibrahim Buba
in his judgment said the convict is to forfeit the entire sum to the Federal
Government of Nigeria in line with provisions of the Money Laundering Act..
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