This archive report was first published on 9 November 2021.
On November 9, 2021, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) made a significant seizure at the City Square Post Office in Nairobi, recovering $28,000 hidden in a jacket shipped from the United States to a Nigerian national.
The suspect, Peter Oluwafemi Olaiwon, was arrested while attempting to collect the parcel. According to KRA Commissioner for Investigations and Enforcement, Edward Karanja, customs officers discovered the money concealed in a jacket hidden in a suitcase containing clothes and books sent by Linda C Dye from South Carolina, USA.
Olaiwon was arraigned in court on Monday and charged with financial promotion of an offense contrary to section 7 of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act and Conveyance of Monetary Instruments to Kenya, contrary to section 12 of The Proceeds Of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act.
He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was released on a cash bail of Kshs.150, 000. He is also expected to execute a personal bond of Kshs.200,000.
This incident comes on the heels of another arrest of a Nigerian national, Endurance Obayan, who attempted to defraud a nut processing company of Sh35.9 million and was charged with offenses of computer forgery and attempted stealing at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi.
