US EditionNigeria: EFCC Charges Austrian for Failing to Declare $800k, €651k At Lagos Airport
Kavlak Onal faces charges under the Money Laundering Act for failing to declare over $1.4 million in foreign currency at Lagos airport, with trial pending after a not guilty plea.
- On Friday, January 9, 2026, the EFCC arraigned Kavlak Onal, an Austrian national, before Justice Yelim Bogoro for allegedly failing to declare $800,575 and 651,505 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
- The charges invoke Section 3 of the Money Laundering Act, 2022, and allege he failed to declare foreign currency to the Nigeria Customs Service at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on December 13, 2025.
- Intercepted during a routine check at the AML/CFT Currency Declaration Desk at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, he was arrested by Nigeria Customs Service and handed to EFCC while scheduled to fly Emirates Airline to Dubai.
- The defendant pleaded not guilty and prosecution counsel Bilikisu Bala Buhari requested a trial date and remand, while defence counsel Stanley Imhanruor filed a bail application; Justice Bogoro adjourned the case to January 16, 2026 for the bail hearing.
- Court records show a date discrepancy between filings, as counts cite December 13, 2025 while the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says interception occurred on December 16, 2025.
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Nigeria: EFCC Charges Austrian for Failing to Declare $800k, €651k At Lagos Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, has arraigned an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal for allegedly failing to declare large sums of foreign currency while attempting to travel out of Nigeria.
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EFCC charges Austrian for failing to declare $800k, €651k at Lagos airport
EFCC has arraigned Kavlak Onal, an Austrian citizen, for allegedly failing to declare the cash sum of $800,575 and €651,505 at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
EFCC Arraigns Austrian National Over Alleged Failure to Declare $800,575, €651,505 at Lagos Airport
LBy Lizzy Chirkpi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal, before the Federal High Court in Lagos over allegations of failing to declare large sums of foreign currency at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Onal was brought before Justice Yellim Bogoro on a two-count charge bordering on money laundering offences. The EFCC alleged that he failed to declare a total o…
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