Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna zonal office, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 intercepted a sum of N49million in five large black 150kg colored BUHU sacks.
A statement by EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said the interception followed a tip off.
He said during a routine baggage screening, five sacks were sighted unattended and without tags containing fresh bulk items suspected to be money.
Upon examination, the bags were found to contain fresh crispy naira notes of N200 denomination in 20 bundles totaling forty million naira and N50 denomination in 180 bundles totaling nine million naira with seal purportedly emanating from the Nigeria Security and Minting Plc (NSPM) as seen in the labeled sealed packs.
Uwujaren assured that investigation into the case is in top gear to unravel the culprits behind the attempted illegal movement of the cash.
Prompt News Online reports that Kaduna Airport has been recording heavy air passenger traffic since last week Wednesday, following the closure of Abuja Airport to pave way for rehabilitation of the runway expected to last for six weeks.
