The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Tuesday announced the seizure of $8.061 million cash at the tarmac of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), who displayed the raw cash at a press briefing in Lagos said the cash was concealed in a Toyota Hiace van driven by a driver with the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company Plc.
He said the suspect and the cash will be handed to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) for further investigation.
In another development, President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday met with the Ondo State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja
Huhuonline.com gathered that the meeting was to enable Akeredolu, who is the chairman of South West Governors, to formally brief the president on the South-west regional security outfit, Amotekun.
