Star Of BBC’s ‘Bargain Hunt’ Pleads Guilty To Terror Financing-Related Offences

A regular expert on hit BBC show Bargain Hunt has pleaded guilty to offences related to terror financing in a first of its kind case.

Oghenochuko Ojiri just admitted eight counts under the Terrorism Act 2000 of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business, according to BBC News.

The prosecution is a first of its kind. The legislation says that it is an offence if people don’t notify police if they know or suspect someone has been involved with financing a proscribed terror group.

Ojiri’s prosecution came after a lengthy investigation, according to reports. He has pled guilty in the past hour and will now be sentenced.

The police were reported to have said the alleged offences dated back to between October 2020 and December 2021.

Ojiri, who is also an art gallery founder, has appeared many times on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt and is still listed on the website as an expert, where he names his best ever Bargain Hunt find as a “box of tiny Victorian china dolls.” The BBC said he has not appeared on the show, which sees pairs of contestants challenged to buy antiques from shops and then sell them in an auction for profit, for two years.

Ojiri has also been on shows like Antiques Road Trip and Storage: Flog the Lot!.