The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 25, 2013 arraigned
one Mr Femi Esho before Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal
High Court sitting in
Abuja, on a one count charge of illegally trying to transport the sum of forty
thousand and fifty United States Dollars ($40,050) from Nigeria to Istanbul,
Turkey. The accused was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
with excess $40,050.00 after declaring only $5,000 to security personnel.
Esho pleaded not guilty to the
charge when it was read to him.
Justice Mohammed granted bail to
the accused person in the sum of forty thousand US Dollars and one surety in
like sum. The surety must be a civil servant with either the federal, state or
local government.
The
case has been adjourned for May 9, 2013 for trial.
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