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The 24-year-old Abubakar Tijani Sheriff was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International
Airport in Lagos en route Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He was
apprehended at the point of boarding the plane by operatives of the
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“When he was arrested, he declared that he had a total sum of
$4.5million on him but thorough screening and search showed that he was
actually carrying $7,049,444 (Seven million, Forty Nine Thousand, Four
Hundred and Forty Four United States Dollars).
Investigations by the EFCC showed that Sheriff is a
regular traveler and one of several couriers of illegal cash suspected
to be proceeds of crime. His claims in respect of his accomplices are
still being investigated by the commission.Authorities said the money
was proceeds from illegal deals and he suspects a money laundering
courier.He has already mentioned 20 prominent Nigerians who are the
owners of the money.
Vanguard gathered that the suspect had been detained at the
Commission’s holding facility in Lagos pending his arraignment in court.
Vanguard News
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