A Federal High Court in Kano on Wednesday sentenced Abdulrahman Sani Adam to three years’ imprisonment for diversion and forgery, with an option to pay a ₦3 million fine.
Justice Musa Sale ordered that the diverted containers involved in the case be forfeited to the Federal Government for further action.
Adam was found guilty of diverting containers under customs supervision and falsifying official documents to conceal the illegal act.
Speaking after the judgment, the Director of Legal Services of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Smart Akande, who acted as prosecution counsel, said Adam’s actions deprived the Federal Government of revenue due to it.
“The successful prosecution and sentencing serve as a strong deterrent to others involved in similar illegal activities, including the diversion of customs‑controlled containers and bypassing of proper procedures,” Akande stated.
He further emphasized that the judgment reinforced the NCS’s commitment to tackling revenue leakages, document forgery, and other offences within the import‑export chain.