The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has commenced probe of a suspected fraudster, Ishaq Abubakar.
He was nabbed for concealing
2,886 Automated Teller Machine(ATM) cards and four Subscriber Identification
Module (SIM) cards in noodles.
Abubakar was handed over to the
EFCC by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday.
He was arrested Customs officers
at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on his way to Dubai.
Deputy Comptroller, Enforcement,
Abudulmumuni Bako, revealed how the suspect was nabbed
Represented by Customs Area
Comptroller, A. Ma’aji, Bako said the suspect, who claimed to have come from
Kano to travel to Dubai aboard the Emirate Evacuation flight, was seen with
someone assigned to facilitate his movement through the airport checks.
“This raised the suspicion of the
officers who insisted he should be physically and thoroughly checked after the
scan machine had revealed he was carrying parks of noodles”, he said.
EFCC Lagos zonal head,
AbdulRasheed Bawa, assured of a thorough investigation.
“On behalf of the Commission and
the acting Chairman, Mr. Muhammed Umar, we have taken over Ishaq, and I can
assure you that we are going to investigate the matter thoroughly and unveil
everybody involved in the syndicate.
“There are a number of possibilities. There is
an element of conspiracy, foreign exchange (FOREX) malpractices and money laundering.
Indeed, banks and bankers are definitely involved.”
The official said there was
possibility of the suspect being a member of a network.
“In recent months, we have
observed a trend in which unsuspecting Nigerians are lured into opening
accounts to be bought at a fee. Most bankers are not carrying out their duties
with due diligence, particularly the Know Your Customers, KYC, procedural
check”, he decried.
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