EFCC opens probe into suspect found with $265,000 at Kano airport

Summary

The EFCC has begun investigating a suspect intercepted at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport with $265,000 in cash.

Highlights

• Customs officials intercepted Adam Musa Adam during routine screening at the airport and handed him, along with the cash, to the EFCC in Kano.
• The EFCC said the suspect was arriving from New Delhi on Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET941 and was carrying a Nigerian passport.
• The agency said the currency was found after a secondary examination using non-intrusive inspection technology.
• The Acting Customs Area Controller said undeclared foreign currency above the approved threshold breaches Nigeria’s money laundering and customs laws.