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The Economic and Financial Crimes C o m m i s s i o n (EFCC), has secured an order for the interim forfeiture of $2.8 million intercepted last week at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
It will be recalled that the EFCC had announced the arrest of two suspects by its operatives, at the airport. Acting spokesman of the Commission, Mr. Tony Orilade, had said: “Upon their arrests, they were caught with consignments of two suitcases, containing $1.4 million each, totaling $2.8 million, at the departure lounge of the airport while about to board an Arik Air evening flight to Lagos.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they have been in the business of conveying cash for ‘some notable banks’ for over six years and were in the process of doing same” for another bank when they were caught.”
But, Bankers Warehouse Limited, had countered the anti-graft agency’s claim, saying it moved the cash on behalf of Union Bank.
However, TheNewsGuru learnt from a top source at the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja, that the interim order of forfeiture was granted by “Justice A.T. Mohammed of Court 6, Federal High Court, Port- Harcourt. “Interim forfeiture of the $2, 800, 000 was ordered pending the conclusion of investigation”.