Murtala Muhammad Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted $2.7 million (or N432 million) from five suspected money launderers while attempting to travel abroad.

The Public Relations Officers of the command, Mrs. Thelma Williams, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos that the arrests were made between January and March 2013.

She said the command also arrested 12 suspects with $13.8 million (N2.2 billion) dollars from September to December 2012.

Williams said there was no law banning travelers from taking money out of the country but the money must be declared by the traveler before being taken out.

She said, “From $10,000, there must be a declaration. We have a form there on which travelers make a declaration stating the source of the money they are carrying and what that money is meant for. We’ll leave one of the forms here and send a copy to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

“They would go with a copy because there are some countries that would ask travelers to produce that.

“Sometimes we even have letters from some of these countries. They want to know if so, so person passed through our airport and if he made such a declaration so that it won’t look as if it is a fake declaration.

“You don’t pay any amount of money to declare. The money is yours; it’s just for you to declare. I have so, so amount of money with me that I am travelling out with.

“I think why they are running away from this declaration now is because government is interested. Sometimes it could be money laundering. Government is interested.

“Those that are running away I want to believe are those that are laundering the money.”

Williams advised the travelers to make sure that the amount they would travel with was declared, adding that the money should be changed at a registered commercial bank and Bureau De Change.

She said the five suspects and the monies involved had been handed over to the EFCC for further interrogation.

http://www.punchng.com/news/customs-arrest-suspects-with-2-7m-at-lagos-airport/

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/05/suspected-money-launders-arrested-with.html

They should leave ordinary hardworking businessmen alone and
Give them back their money for heaven's sake
We are not concerned about them
You all make this a big deal,it isn't .
We know who the white collar criminals are in Nigeria
Those who have robbed us and our children of our commonwealth
Go after the criminals please
The sinators,,representathieves,the legislathieves
The State adminstrathieves,the seat of the prethiefdency
The people deceiving people PDP
The association of con men of Nigeria ACN
IBBloody
OBjoystick
Atiku
Tinubu
Orjiuzor Okija
Ikedinakoboko
Gbenga juju Daniel
dariyeye
Alao Tura akala
facrook lawan
Ogbuonmadu obugharia


Please feel free to add other names to the list as the spirit leads you

babyosisi:

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That's hilarious