The National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday said it had arrested a 34-year-old man, (name
withheld) suspected to be working for an international criminal organisation.
The agency said through a statement by its Head of Public
Affairs, Ofoyeju Mitchell, that the suspect was in possession of 108 automatic
teller machine (ATM) debit cards.
According to the agency, the arrest took place at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos while the suspect was attempting to
board a Qatar Airline flight to China.
``The debit cards belong to five commercial banks,’’ the agency
said.
It quoted its commander at the Lagos airport, Mr Ahmadu Garba,
as saying that the suspect was arrested in connection with alleged money
laundering.
The agency also added that the suspect was immediately
transferred to the Assets and Financial Investigation Directorate of the Agency
for investigation.
``First City Monument Bank (FCMB) had the highest number of
cards with 58. Stanbic IBC Bank has 23 cards, Zenith Bank 19, Fidelity Bank 6
and Diamond Bank 2.
``Mrs Victoria Egbase, the Director of Assets and Financial
Investigation, said that the Agency had established a prima facie case of
financial crime against the suspect,’’ it said.
It said that the Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu
Giade, had ordered the transfer of the case to the EFCC for further
investigation.
The agency quoted the suspect as saying in his statement that he
was asked to take the cards to China. (NAN)
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