A joint border security patrol has arrested two men for allegedly attempting to cross into Niger Republic with 42.9 million West African CFA franc in their possession.
The suspects, Aliyu Abubakar and Maude, were arrested at Kamba, Kebbi State, a town close to the border with Niger, according to the Coordinator, Border Drill Operations Sector 4, Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed.
Mohammed told reporters in Katsina, that one of the suspects was arrested with 32 million CFA franc in his possession, while the other carried 10.9 million CFA franc.He said: “Normally, if you have huge amount of money and you want to go out of the country, there is a regulation. “Not more than $10,000 or equivalent is allowed to go out, however, these people were crossing illegally without document and with this large amount of money.”
Mohammad explained that the operatives arrested two Peugeot J5 vehicles belonging to Abdullahi, loaded with bales of second hand clothes in Sokoto State.“He had the courage to come and approach us with bribe, instead of him to run away, he came for negotiations.
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