EFCC Arraigns Austrian for Undeclared $800,585, €651,505 at Lagos Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on Friday, January 9, 2026, arraigned one Kavlak Onal, an Austrian arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $800,575 and €651,505 in his possession before Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi , Lagos Onal, who was scheduled to travel on Emirates Airline to Dubai, was intercepted by operatives of the NCS during a routine check at the AML/ CFT Currency Declaration Desk on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. He was subsequently handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution. Upon completion of investigation, the defendant was arraigned on Friday, January 9, 2026, on a two-count charge bordering on money laundering. Count one reads : “ That you , Mr. Kavlak Onal, on December 13th, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of thi...