Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have taken into custody two travellers, Mamud Nasidi and Yahaya Nasidi, arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for travelling with undeclared cash totalling £53,415 and $6,180 on arrival from Dubai.
According to a statement by the anti-graft agency, the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, for allegedly failing to declare the cash in their possession.
The statement further disclosed that the suspects were travelling to Addis Ababa from Dubai but were arrested during a stopover at the Lagos Airport.
The statement reads, “EFCC Commences Investigations of Two Suspects for Undeclared $6,180, £53,415 Cash at Lagos Airport.
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“Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, have commenced investigations of two travellers arrested by operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $6,180 and £53,415 cash in their possession.
“The suspects, Mamud Nasidi and Yahaya Nasidi, were intercepted during a routine check on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.”
“Upon arrest, the suspects, who were scheduled to travel to Abuja, after arriving in the country from Dubai en route Addis Ababa, were immediately handed over to the Department of State Services, DSS, who subsequently handed them over to the Commission for further investigations and prosecution. Also found on the suspects are three mobile phones.
“The suspects and the exhibits were received by CSE Margaret Lamai on behalf of the acting Zonal Director, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE1 Ahmed Ghali,” the statement concluded.
