Duru Samuel Ikechukwu who was charged for failure to declare $86,000 out of a total sum of $96,000 will now forfeit the money and spend 6 months in jail.
He was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu while travelling to China in December 2015 and was subsequently handed to EFCC for further investigation and prosecution.
When the case came up on Thursday, Duru pleaded guilty to the one-count charge preferred against him.
News Agency of Nigeria NAN, reports that the defence counsel Ikuka Kennedy pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy since the convict had shown remorse and a was a first time offender that had no past criminal records.
Justice Yinusa subsequently convicted and sentenced the accused to six months imprisonment from the date of arrest. He further ordered that the undeclared $86,000 be forfeited to the Federal Government, while the $10 thousand USD and his international passport be returned to the convict.
