Two Nigerian nationals have been sentenced to seven years and six months in prison after a Kuwait court upheld their convictions over the armed r0bbery of a currency exchange shop.

The suspects were arrested by the Kuwait General Department of Cr!minal Investigation in Ahmadi Governorate following their alleged involvement in the robbery of a money exchange shop in Mahboula in January 2025.

On Monday, July 20, 2026, the Court of Appeal upheld the prison sentences handed down in connection with the r0bbery.

The ruling was delivered by the Second Circuit of the Court of Appeal, headed by Counselor Nasr Salem Al-Haid, alongside Counselors Mutaib Al-Aradhi and Saud Al-Sane, affirming the convictions of members of the Nigerian gang linked to the crime.

According to the Public Prosecution, the first four defendants were charged with stealing money from the exchange shop. The second defendant allegedly used a fake gun during the robbery, while the third and fourth defendants carried out the th3ft with the assistance of the first defendant.

A fifth defendant was accused of collaborating with the group by helping to conceal the stolen money and supplying them with funds obtained from the r0bbery.

The Crnminal Court had earlier sentenced the first and fifth defendants in person, while the remaining defendants were convicted in absentia.

The court initially imposed seven years and six months’ imprisonment on the first four defendants and six months’ imprisonment on the fifth defendant after amending the charges.

The Court of Appeal has now upheld those sentences, according to a report by Al Rai newspaper.