I was given a bag containing N710M by a Nigerian to deliver to Damian Akamelu' -The 39-year-old South African, Nosisi Nqgula, who was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for allegedly smuggling foreign currencies worth about N710.7m to Nigeria, said.
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The suspect was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with $373,725 and €2,120 concealed inside packs of oats.
Nqgula said she was sent by a Nigerian to deliver the money to one Akamelu.
“I live in Johannesburg. I was given a bag by a Nigerian to deliver to Damian Akamelu,”she said.
According to reports gathered Punch, the discovery was made during an inward screening of passengers on a South African airline flight coming into Nigeria from Johannesburg.
The two Nigerians involved ─ Damian Akamelu and Prophet Cyprian Chigere ─ are under interrogation NDLEA in connection with the seizure.
Speaking, the NDLEA Commander at the airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, said,
“The mode of concealment presents reasonable grounds for money laundering.
"Five packs of oats were found to contain $373,725 and €2,120. Two Nigerians are also being interrogated.”
The NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, also commended the officers for the seizure.
*******originally reportage by Punch but rewritten here****
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ReplyDeleteI love your reporting skills.,. *Seasoned Journalist* #SDK
Such a huge amount
DeleteFools couldn't they keep wiring in bits to Nigeria. Where online banking has made life easier
Delete710m.....thieves
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't they settle the NDLEA first before bringing in the money...
DeleteThose NDLEA guys at the airport uses jazz to catch people with drugs and other offensive materials...
They should find them money and this case will be closed...
Wtf!
ReplyDeleteShe's a first class mumu. I hate unintelligent thieves or law breakers. If u wan tif do am with sense na. What's all this? Mshew
DeleteAll these monies they are sharing, there is God oooo
ReplyDeleteNawa oh..
ReplyDeleteLook at all that money.
I just need 200k to solve my immediate needs.
There is God ooooo
Lol . Your own even plenty sef. 75k and I trash major problems. See as den dey call money like small thing. ..80
DeleteLmaooooo!!!!
Delete@ the end we won't know the head and the tail of the story mtcheeeeew
ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Oboy this heading is one in a million i swear.... Lolx.... Nobi small money shah...
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They will collect 5 million inside and die the matter. No be today.
ReplyDeleteIn fact has anyone noticed that transformation has already started with our immigration, NDLEA, and police force all together? And this was before the elections o. Cos lately police declare huge sums of monies recovered from thieves, either stolen or missing. Drug enforcers declare as well,, etc.
DeleteI think Nigeria is experiencing extreme sanitization unlike before. Back in the days such news will never see the light of day, we won't hear about it cos money would have exchanged hands. Or the ogas would have taken the money and scattered the case. We must applaud them o
Don't worry, that same Nigerian guy will give u a Message to pass to his cousin in jail.......,..I'm so happy it's a south African....those people don't like us...,Yeye people...........Stella u must enjoy me
ReplyDeleteSay what???
ReplyDeleteHow on earth did dey send her on such a Crazy stunt?
And d woman herself agreed???
Hmmmmm
Why didn't she just put the money in her bag?
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ReplyDeleteWonder everywhere! All this laundering sef! Must it always be attributed to a Nigerian? Even if twas a jamaican that was caught the story must have a Nigerian person entangled in it! Na wa ooo
ReplyDeleteOk na.
ReplyDeleteSorry madam. But why did n'tthe 'original' owner of the money wire it to Nigeria instead...Ohh, forgot the money source should be illegal
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Money !
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More money....
710m! These people are not smiling oh. I thought I read 71m before sha, but that notwithstanding if na SA this thing happen, the wickedness wey dey go exhibit eh no go be for here. Who knows, she might get out of this mess when money change small hand. Lol
ReplyDeletePunch news & reporting, how can $373,725 and €2,120 be 710.7M Naira or they meant 71M Naira.
ReplyDelete710M is almost US$4M.
Me sef confuse o my sister......... Maybe na Casio NDLEA dey.
DeleteGOD BLESS NIGERIA.
Paragon7ven Jay Moore n'a Man o!
DeleteHAhahahahahahahahahahahaha
Why hide the money when you can simply declare it?
ReplyDeleteSome people are not smart at all.
If she declares it,she had better start answering!
DeleteThere is a límit to d amount one can carry onboard.
And for one to choose not to wire Dis kind Crazy money says a whole lot about its source.
And its dat source my Darling,dat dey are Running from.
Declare dat much?...lailai
DeleteDeclare 71 million naira!!!
DeleteYou go school so?
Oh well...that's a lot of money.
ReplyDeleteplease stella correct your amount there is no way on earth taht amount of $ can be 710m naira haba our naira never fell reach that level.
ReplyDeletesince yesterday, na big money i just dey hear for news.
ReplyDeletethat means my own is coming soonest
That's a lot of money to carry though,why not declare it.....
ReplyDeleteLike seriously! That's some huge money meenn
ReplyDeleteAkukor na only nigerians dey do bad bad things! Madam you better confess
ReplyDeleteThem no get name abi, Na so the matter go take die down wen all quarters are settled
ReplyDeleteProphet again?? All these men spoiling God's name.....
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