Men of the Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Mohammed Airport
command, have arrested a driver working with Nigerian Aviation Handling
Company, NAHCO, at the airport, after the sum of $8,065,615 was found inside a
vehicle he was driving.
Speaking to journalists in Lagos today Tuesday February 4th,
Mr. Hameed Ali, the customs comptroller-general, said the cash was intercepted
while it was about to be loaded into an aircraft from the vehicle. He did not
provide details of the aircraft or the name of the driver who was arrested.
The Customs boss added that the money was wrapped in large
brown envelopes with the names of would-be owners. He said investigations would
be conducted to unravel the identity of the owners of the abandoned money.
“From the day we seized this money, no bank has come to
claim ownership. But our investigation will reveal the mystery behind the
owners,” Alli said.
