Ibrahim was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport for attempting to smuggle an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 (One Million, One Hundred and Fifty-Four Thousand, Nine Hundred United States Dollars) and SDR135,900 Saudi Riyals (One Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand, Nine Hundred Saudi Riyals) into Nigeria from Saudi Arabia. The suspect failed to declare the funds as required by law, prompting her immediate apprehension. Following her arrest, the Nigeria Customs Service handed her over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution. The EFCC thereafter charged Ibrahim to court on two-count charges of money laundering under Section 3(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.