The Nigerian Customs officers at the Malam Aminu Kano
International Airport, Makia have arrested a Saudi Arabia returnee
with a bag filled with foreign currency equivalent to
N1billion.
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A source who preferred anonymity disclosed that the man, whose
name is undisclosed arrived on a 2pm Ethiopian Airline flight on
Thursday afternoon.
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According to the source, during the checking of his luggage,
different foreign currencies such as US Dollars, Euro, Pound
Sterling and Saudi Riyal were discovered worth about N1billion.
However, the suspect as well as the money discovered have been
taken away to the customs headquarters in Kano for further
investigation.
The source further disclosed that the returnee allegedly
connived with some airport staff to divert his luggage through a
backdoor but the customs insisted on checking the bags.
As of the time of filing this report, the Head, Corporate
Communications at Makia, Maimuna Tadafe is yet to respond to the
allegation put to her via a text message.
The Nigerian Customs officers at the Malam Aminu Kano
International Airport, Makia have arrested a Saudi Arabia returnee
with a bag filled with foreign currency equivalent to
N1billion.
A source who preferred anonymity disclosed that the man, whose
name is undisclosed arrived on a 2pm Ethiopian Airline flight on
Thursday afternoon.
According to the source, during the checking of his luggage,
different foreign currencies such as US Dollars, Euro, Pound
Sterling and Saudi Riyal were discovered worth about N1billion.
However, the suspect as well as the money discovered have been
taken away to the customs headquarters in Kano for further
investigation.
The source further disclosed that the returnee allegedly
connived with some airport staff to divert his luggage through a
backdoor but the customs insisted on checking the bags.
As of the time of filing this report, the Head, Corporate
Communications at Makia, Maimuna Tadafe is yet to respond to the
allegation put to her via a text message.