Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hammed Ibrahim Ali on Thursday told the House of Representatives that it was....
Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service , Col. Hammed Ibrahim Ali on Thursday told the House of Representatives that it was conducting preliminary investigations into the ownership of the commercial aircraft hired to convey the $8.067 million out of the country by yet to be identified individuals.
He said the driver of the NAHCO van conveying the money was in custody of the service pending when he will be handed to the appropriate authority. “But the vehicle was intercepted on the tarmac and the Customs personnel accosted the driver and asked him because that vehicle did not suppose to be there.
“There are names written on some of those bundles of money but up to this moment wee don’t know whether fictitious or those names are real names of the people.
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