South African police are investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to bring $9.3m in cash into the country illegally, a spokesman said on Monday.
There were suspicions that the money could be meant for arms. The Nigerians, coming from Abuja, were not identified, according to a report by Reuters.
The plane, a Bombardier Challenger 600, had a Nigerian flight crew on board. It was piloted by Captain Tunde Ojongbede, according to City Press.
Adrian Lackay, spokesperson for the SA Revenue Service, confirmed that customs officers became suspicious when the passengers’ luggage was unloaded and put through the scanners just after 7pm. The officers then investigated and found three suitcases full of cash.
The passengers apparently told officials they were acting on behalf of the Nigerian intelligence service.
They provided documentation confirming they had come to South Africa to buy weapons. It is not clear whether the Israeli passenger was an intelligence operative or an arms dealer.
The National Conventional Arms Control Committee, which has to approve the import and export of any weapons as well as issue permits for such transactions, was not aware of any applications in this case.
The South African Revenue Service seized the funds at Lanseria airport, northwest of Johannesburg, on Sept. 5, 2014. The funds are being held at the central bank as police investigate, SARS spokeswoman Marika Muller said.
“The passengers’ luggage was searched after Customs officials detected irregularities. The money was detained as it was undisclosed/undeclared and above the prescribed legal limit,” Muller said in a statement. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeleteWho are these ones buying arms for? BH or Niferian Givt? or PDP? or APC? or GEJ? all secrets shall be revealed!!!!
ReplyDeleteAn investigation by SaharaReporters has revealed that a Nigerian private jet caught in Johannesburg with $10 million belongs to Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the head of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Mr.
DeleteWhile people are dying of hungry, the PDP led government are busy misusing our money to purchase illegal arms and ammunition in order to pursue innocent Nigerians sake of 2015 elections while the National Army lacks conventional weapons against an external aggression. We can see it from BH insurgency.
ReplyDeleteGEJ again? oh my God..........
ReplyDeleteIf this link with CAN is true then I will not be suprised. Any religion that mix itself with politics is disobeying the ALMIGHTY GOD. Man has been dominating man to his INJURY and this GOD will correct, by destroying the GOVERNMENTS of this world and replace them with his KINGDOM. YES! His KINGDOM not man's GOVERNMENT as we see today. GAY RIGHT, ADULTRY RIGHT in the case of some people MARRYING 4 women DIVORCE the ones they are tired of and MARRY another while, the ones that sticked to one woman, have numerous CONCUBINES outside their marriage. The RICH escaping with their WRONGS in COURTS, while the POOR are CONVICTED and sometimes KILLED in the name of JUSTICE.
ReplyDeleteSo since CAN and many other religion decide to be part of the WORLD-GOVERNMENT they will continue to SOIL their HANDS in EVIL as was the case of the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH in time past and ISLAM today.
I think moderation in speeches should prevail. Why attaching the Catholic Church in an ellerged unlawful fund used for purchasing weapons? Did the pope send them. Please mind your instances!
ReplyDeleteWhichever way, it show the desperation of our dear politicians for 2015. Do or die.
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