EFCC arraigns British, Russian, Ukrainian & 11 other foreigners for smuggling fuel

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday charged 14 nationals of Britain, Russia, Ukraine and Japan with illicitly exchanging and putting away petroleum items.

The agency charged the accused in a Lagos High Court for planning to store 4,500 tons of petroleum items in three vessels in February without authorisation.

It was not instantly clear if the items were to be taken out of Nigeria and provided that this is true, to which nation they were headed. The suspects argued not liable to the accuses of their legal advisors, encouraging the court to discharge them on safeguard. The managing judge, Ibrahim Buba, remanded the suspects in guardianship until they culminate their bail conditions.  They were additionally requested to surrender their passports to the EFCC, while the court fixed another hearing for June 17.