The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) mentioned it has kicked off investigation into the arrest of two travellers present in possession of undeclared foreign currency valued at $6,180 and £53,415 on the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that safety officers on the native wing of the airport had detained some passengers suspected to be travelling aboard an Aero Contractors flight with substantial sums of cash, allegedly exceeding $6.1 million, in keeping with sources.
The sources, who requested anonymity as they don’t seem to be authorised to talk publicly, mentioned the travellers have been believed to be couriers of a politically uncovered individual
However in an announcement issued on Saturday night, the EFCC confirmed that its operatives have began questioning two suspects recognized as Mamud Nasidi and Yahaya Nasidi in reference to the intercepted funds.
The anti-corruption company, nonetheless, put the recovered money at $6,180 and £53,415, equal to N9 million (at N1,471 to a greenback) and N105.5 million (at N1,976 to a pound) in that order.
“EFCC commences investigation of two suspects for undeclared $6,180 and £53,415 at Lagos Airport,” the fee mentioned in a Twitter (now X) submit.
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Based on the assertion, operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the fee, are main the probe.
The suspects have been reportedly nabbed throughout a routine airport examine on Saturday on the level of boarding a flight to Abuja.
The EFCC mentioned investigations revealed that that they had simply arrived in Nigeria from Dubai by the use of Addis Ababa.
Following their arrest, the EFCC mentioned the travellers have been handed over to the State Safety Service (SSS), which subsequently transferred them to the EFCC for additional interrogation and potential prosecution.
The fee added that three cellphones have been additionally recovered from the suspects in the course of the operation.
Based on the EFCC, the displays and suspects have been acquired by Margaret Lamai on behalf of the appearing zonal director, assistant commander of the EFCC (ACE I) Ahmed Ghali.
