Operatives
of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday,
arrested one Bashir Abdu at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport,
Kano over money laundering.
Abdu, a Nigerian but with a Dubai
resident permit was on his way to Dubai on board Egypt Air when he was
arrested by the EFCC for failing to declare the $130,000 (One Hundred
and Thirty Thousand dollars) on him. He only declared the gold bars with
him and 30, 000 Saudi Riyals.
Arrangements have been concluded
to arraign the suspect in court as the offence is punishable under
Section 12 of the Foreign Exchange (Monitoring and Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act Cap. F34 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and
Section 2(5) of the Money Laundering Act 2011.
Only last
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, the EFCC arrested Aminu Lamido, the eldest
son of the Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido at the same
airport at about 12.30 am on his way to Cairo, Egypt over money
laundering allegations.
Lamido who is currently on administrative
bail was arrested during security checks as he prepared to board an
Egypt Air flight to Cairo. His arrest followed the discovery that he
allegedly declared $10,000 in his possession to the Nigerian Customs at
the airport while a physical search by operatives of the EFCC found he
had tucked away another $40,000, totalling $50,000.
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