EFCC probes two suspects over alleged $461,600 cash non-declaration at Kano Airport

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an probe into 2 suspects arrested for allegedly failing to state a full sum of $461,600 astatine the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.

The suspects, identified arsenic Jamilu Shuaibu Waya and Usman Namadi, were intercepted by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, aft arriving from Dubai aboard an Ethiopian Airlines formation ET941 connected Friday, May 8, 2026.

According to the EFCC, the suspects initially declared $130,000 and $180,000, respectively, astatine the airport’s currency declaration desk. However, a carnal introspection conducted by Customs officers allegedly uncovered an further undeclared $120,000 connected Waya, bringing the full successful his possession to $250,000, portion Namadi was recovered with an other $31,600, raising his full to $211,600.

The anti-graft bureau said the undeclared funds contravened Sections 3 and 4 of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

Speaking during the handover of the suspects to the EFCC, the acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller U.U. Adamu, commended the longstanding collaboration betwixt the Customs Service and t...