A Dubai-bound passenger has been found in possession of 5,342 ATM cards at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.
Customs Area Comptroller for Kano/Jigawa Command Nasir Ahmed stated this while handing over the suspect to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday in Kano.
Mr Ahmed said the suspect was arrested while about to board a Dubai-bound Ethiopian Airlines with the ATM cards concealed in two sacks of beans.
“It can be assumed that the suspect can withdraw up to one million dollars in a day, at the detriment of the national economy,” he said.
“We handed over the suspect, his passport, and other travelling documents to the EFCC for further investigations.”
Ahmed did not mention the suspect’s name.
