The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Kavlak Onal, an Austrian national, for allegedly failing to declare over $800,000 and €651,000 while attempting to leave Nigeria.
Onal was intercepted on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, during a routine check at the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Currency Declaration Desk at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. He was scheduled to board an Emirates Airlines flight to Dubai.
According to the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Onal did not declare the large sums of foreign currency as required by law, prompting his arrest by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
He was arraigned before Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, January 9, 2026, while investigations and prosecution continue in accordance with Nigeria’s anti-money laundering regulations.
The EFCC released a statement on social media, highlighting that the case is part of ongoing efforts to combat financial crimes, money laundering, and illegal currency transfers in Nigeria.
