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.