The Airport Committee Special Task Force at the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport, MMIA, Lagos at the weekend arrested two suspected
passengers with three bags of money containing $2,073,160 and 20,300
Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR) at the “E” wing departure area of the
airport.
The suspects who were identified as Mr. Talal Hammoud with passport
number A03599105 and Mr. Hassan Rmaiti, a Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria, FAAN worker with duty card number 25009 and the three bags of
money, were handed over to the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, by the
Airport Committee Special Task Force for not declaring the currencies to
officers on duty at the airport.
Speaking on the arrest, the Nigeria Customs Service Area Controller
at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command Lagos, Mr. Eporwei
Edike Charles said, the suspects and the three bags of money have been
handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for
further investigation and necessary action against the suspects.
According to Charles, the suspects violated regulations of government
by attempting to smuggle such amount of money out of the country
without declaring the currencies to Nigeria Custom’s currency desk
officers on duty.
He, however, explained that the Airport Committee Special Task Force
operating at the airport, comprises of all security agencies including,
the EFCC, the State Security Service, SSS; the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency, NDLEA; the Nigeria Immigration Services, NIS, and
other security agencies working at the airport.
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