According to the charges, Mr Thomas procured his wife, Mrs Femi Thomas, to disguise the unlawful origin of about $2 million ($2,198,900) on or about 3 July 2015. This was deemed an offence contrary to Section 18 and punishable under Section 15(2)(a) and (3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended). Another speaker at the session was the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Isa-Onilu,