A
Chinese national, Zhu Jinxin, has been docked before the Federal High
Court, in Lagos, on one- count charge of unlawful exportation.
He
was arraigned before Justice Hadiza Rabiu Shagari by the Nigeria
Customs Service Board (NCSB), and pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The
one-count charge read: ” That you Zhu Jinxin of Akura Estate, off
Adeniyi Jones street, Ikeja, Lagos, on or about the November 16, 2015 at
Tin-Can Port, Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court,
brought several logs of wood in a container with number MOAU 0066913/9
for the purpose of exportation to China contrary to export prohibition,
which is for the time being in force and you thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 64(1)(b) of the Customs And Excise
Management Act, Cap C45 of Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and
punishable under the same section of the Act”.
After
the plea of the accused person was taken by the court, the prosecutor,
Ajakaye Iyiola prayed the court for a trial date while the defence
counsel, Abdumalik Ibrahim informed the court of a pending bail
application before it.
After
listing to both prosecution and defence counsel submission, the trial
judge, Justice Shagari consequently, granted bail to the accused person
in the sum of N 10 million with two sureties, who must be civil servant.
The court has fixed October 4, 2016 for trial.
http://www.orijoreporter.com/chinese-national-arraigned-for-exporting-wood/
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