Businessman arraigned for failing to declare $299,000 collapses in court

A businessman, Sunday Okorie, collapsed in court on Wednesday while standing in the dock.

Okorie had been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday for allegedly failing to declare $299,000 and being in possession of counterfeit foreign currency.

Justice Deinde Dipeolu had ordered Okorie to be remanded after he pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. The judge then adjourned the trial to Wednesday.

When the case resumed on Wednesday, Okorie’s lawyer, Uche Okoronkwo, told the…