A statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren Said. The 24-years old -was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMIA) in Lagos en route Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mr. Uwujaren claimed the suspect had escaped basic safety scrutiny from other companies on the airport but was apprehended on the point of boarding the plane by operatives of the EFCC.
“When he was arrested, he declared that he had entire sum of $4.5 million on him but a thorough screening and complete search showed that he was basically carrying $7,049,444 (7 million, Forty Nine Thousand, Four Hundred and Forty four Usa Bucks)”.
Sheriff reportedly confessed that he was a courier for twenty people who hired him to courier the cash for them to Dubai.
Uwajuren mentioned “Investigations because of the EFCC showed that Mr. Sheriff can be a standard traveller and one particular of a number of couriers of illegal money suspected to get proceeds of crime. The Percentage is still investigating his states in respect of his accomplices”.
The profit mentioned its practical experience obtained proven that majority cash smuggling, the globe through, are generally associated with proceeds of crime as legitimately earned money are generally processed via the banking technique.
“Our expertise in the last several many years indicates an rising trend of majority real money smuggling to Europe, Middle East and North America while using attendant consequence for capital flight. Some Nigerian citizens are routinely arrested at airports in Europe and North American for foreign money smuggling though no these types of arrests have already been recorded from the Middle East,” the statement mentioned.
“But in all cases, the cash is lost as they can be never ever repatriated back to the nation.”
The fee as a result warned travellers who for any purpose want to transfer bulk cash out of the region to accomplish so by way of the banking method or be ready to declare it and clarify the base of the money.
Meanwhile, the suspect is currently being detained at the EFCC’s keeping facility in Lagos pending his arraignment in ct.
