National court archive · 2026-03-20
Nigerian 'Colonel and Major' get combined 16.5 years over 'worldwide, breathtaking' money laundering racket
At a glance
- Crime
- money laundering
- People
- Ejike Francis Ogubefi, Steven Silvester, Martin Nolan, Steven Kelly, Seoirse Ó Dúnlaing SC, Conor Devally SC, Maurice Coffey SC
- Locations
- Clonard Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12, The Paddocks, Morristown, Newbridge, Co Kildare, Nigeria, Ireland
- Court
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Outcome
- combined sentences of sixteen and a half years in jail
Summary
Ejike Francis Ogubefi and Steven Silvester were sentenced after convictions for directing a criminal organisation and laundering or attempting to launder money through multiple accounts. The court described a sophisticated international operation and imposed nine years on Ogubefi and seven and a half years on Silvester.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie