The Katsina Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has intercepted a vehicle loaded with more than N71,350,000 suspected to be for laundering.

Acting Controller at the command, Dalhat Wada-Chedi, made the disclosure on Monday, November 29, while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the command for the month of November 2021.

He said three suspects were arrested at Dan Isa community, located at the bank of Niger Republic with the said amount in the middle of the night

"While intensifying our search on anti-smuggling activities on Katsina-Jibia border axis, we arrested three suspects with N71.350 million Naira cash inside the booth of an ash coloured Toyota Corolla along Katsina Jibia axis exit. The said amount was stashed inside a ghana must go bag.”

According to Wada-Chedi, what warranted the arrest is that the suspects were “in possession of over $10,000 undeclared money, dead of the night, at the border exit route as well as in the place where the border is officially closed."

"What are they doing with N71,350,000 cash at that hour! We brought the money, the suspects and the vehicle to the command. We counted the money, informed the customs headquarters and then took the money to Central Bank Katsina for safekeeping.

"However, we granted the suspects an administrative bail as the case has been transferred to the headquarters as investigations are ongoing.” Wada-Chedi said.

He said the command also intercepted 230 parcels of Indian hemp worth more than N18.1 million in November.

"The Indian hemp was intercepted in a truck and the total value of Indian hemp and truck is N25.9 million,’’ he said.

He added that the command intercepted eight vehicles with a total value of N14.4 million also in November.

"Smuggled rice, spaghetti, vegetable oil, potash and medicaments were also seized by the command in the course of November, he said.

"We also intercepted cartons of foreign milk creamer, kegs and sacks of petroleum products, diesel, second-hand clothes and baby clothes.

"Also, pieces of three different types of jack knives and bags of tiger nuts with a total value of N46.5 million were seized in November,’’ he said.

"Within the month of November, we succeeded in arresting five suspects and different items worth over N176.4 million." He added

Wada-Chedi attributed the successes to the tireless efforts of the command and its operatives and called on members of the public to continue to give them the necessary support.

Source:https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2021/11/nigerian-customs-intercepts-vehicle-loaded-with-n71m-cash-in-katsina-state.html

This driver hasn't returned my 72 million Naira yet.

Money dey dis country ooooooh

Buhari is aware

I hope they'll not be called from above to release the money...

71 Mili cash.
How much deh ma account sef?

And i dey here dey find ordinary 10 million...this life sha

Ok

Bandits going on their Government Approved Annual Leave...abeg return their savings jaré s/

The owner will collect the money later when people have forgotten the story

Fd

corruption and Nigerian are born in the same day

Chaiiii omor!!! Money deey oooo

Eweehehh

Eweehehh2

Hmm...

9ja...

Chai....

It is well oo...

The mumu owner should have use bullion van just like Tinubu

Head slammers! After, they will start claiming saints. Like gandollar, like amajiri head slammers

Hmmm .... three suspects ...caught with that amount of money ... still suspects .... arrested... no names no charges no follow up as to who sent the money to whom and why .... bailed... amount not stated. Ransom money? Case closed.

The money is part of the loot Buhari is shifting to Daura from Abuja

Na our ransom money dem dey use develop Niger republic.....���

You've only been intercepting to turn back and loot the goods or cash or collect bribe and return the 'contraband' goods. Intercept kee una there!!

Probably proceeds of ransom from kidnapping them be mumu, they cannot even change it to Dollar like my my man below gandoller. Na God na him catch them, na there mumu too much.

While it is commendable that you people in Custom within the said Sector have made a lot of success this month yet, the most important question is what happen next to the ceased items
How do we reduce or discourage such attitude from repeating again? 9ja needs to be fixed and there must be a holistic approach in this direction

awa:
While it is commendable that you people in Custom within the said Sector have made a lot of success this month yet, the most important question is what happen next to the ceased items
How do we reduce or discourage such attitude from repeating again? 9ja needs to be fixed and there must be a holistic approach in this direction

It's important for you to know that customs only detain items, if the owners cannot show any reason why it should not be seized, then Customs takes this items to a federal high court it's the Federal high court Judge that has the power to seize any item, and Items be forfeited to the FG, it's a very big mistake for anyone to assume that Customs convert this items for their personal use. Coz it's not true. Their is a monthly compliment for seized or detained items no one tempers with them, the easiest way for any officer to loose his job is to temper with seized or detained items.

Possible owners of the money might be one politician who is receiving order from above or some group of bandits who are waiting to receive the cash for future attack.

Customs caught three people with #71M cash, no name was mentioned, no mugshot taken but EFFC raids Hotel in the south, names will be mentioned with pictures parading the people.

One useless Nigeria.

This is part of money laundering and terrorism finance going on in this country.

The high-level of criminality in the northern part of this country will not go down any time soon