Operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
(FAAN) have arrested two travellers at the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport (MMIA), Lagos, for allegedly failing to declare cash totalling £53,415
and $6,180,000 in their possession.
The travellers, Mamud Nasidi and Yahaya Nasidi, were
arrested on Saturday at the airport’s domestic wing as they attempted to board
an Abuja-bound flight.
According to Punch, the suspects were security operatives
who had evaded initial routine checks under the guise of escorting a suspect
with the cash as exhibits.
However, they reportedly failed to follow due procedures for
transporting suspects on commercial flights.
FAAN officials flagged the travellers after they attempted
to board with boxes of cash that exceeded the permitted cabin luggage
allowance.
The incident was said to have happened on an Aero
Contractors flight.
In a statement, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) said the suspects were first detained by FAAN officials and later
transferred to the Department of State Services (DSS), which subsequently
handed them over to the commission for further investigation.
The travellers had arrived in the country from Dubai en
route to Addis Ababa, the EFCC noted.
“Also found on the suspects are three mobile phones,” the
statement added.
The commission said it had commenced investigations into the
matter.
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