By our reporter| The Kano/Jigawa Command of Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday arrested a Dubai-Bound passenger in possession of 5,342 ATM cards at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.
The Customs Area Comptroller, Nasir Ahmed, who made the disclosure while handing over the suspect to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Kano, said the suspect was arrested while about to board a Dubai-bound Ethiopian Airlines with the ATM cards concealed in two sacks of beans.
Ahmed said, ”It can be assumed that the suspect can withdraw up to one million dollars in a day, at the detriment of the national economy.
”We handed over the suspect, his passport, and other travelling documents to the EFCC for further investigations.”
The Head of the EFCC Zonal Office comprising Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa, Sanusi Aliyu, commended men and women of the service for effective surveillance to check crimes and financial crime in the airports and other points of entry in the country.
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