An officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos Command has retrieved $5000 belonging
LEADERSHIP gathered that aside the $5,000, other items in the wallet include credit cards, and an Identification Number card of yet to be identified foreign passenger were retrieved at the Visa on Arrival point of the command at the E-Wing Arrival section of the terminal last Sunday.
Apart from the dollar currency, it was also gathered that other foreign currencies were also retrieved by the officer. It was gathered that the name of the officer that retrieved the lost items was Chief Immigration Assistant Omodayo Odewenwa, who was recently redeployed to the Lagos International Airport from the Ikoyi Passport office.
Speaking to LEADERSHIP, the public relations officer, Yakubu Yarus, said that the items were discovered in a folder wallet on the floor around the VoA hall of the terminal. He, however, stated that the command has escalated the incident by writing an email to the supposed owner, but at the time of filing this report, it was yet to receive a response from the owner of the items.
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