The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, said it intercepted a total of $578 000 falsely declared from an inbound passenger coming into Nigeria from South Africa.
The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, John Harrison announced this while addressing journalists at the command on Friday.
He explained that the suspect, Mr. Okorie Sunday, came into the country on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, with the money undeclared and hidden in his body.
According to him, the passenger, on arriving at the airport, started acting strange, which warranted a search by the officers on duty.
“The passenger was said to have declared $279,000 and hid $299,000 on his body, bringing the total money to $578, 000. This contravenes the threshold of $10,000 approved by law,” Harrison said.
Harrison added that the suspect also concealed £100 and a counterfeit $250.
The cash that was handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was jointly counted and confirmed by customs and the anti-graft agency.
(Punch)
