51-year-old Jonathan Odu Isikwei is to be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for unlawful possession of 448 travellers Cheques.
Isikwei, a native of Igbodo in Aniocha Local Government Area of Delta State, was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos by the operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency during the outward clearance of passengers on a Belgium-bound flight.
The case was transferred to the EFCC for further investigation.
The 448 travellers’ cheques recovered from Isikwei were discovered to purportedly belong to four banks in America, Europe and Canada.
The Banks and the traveller’s Cheques are: Gun Nebo Inc. (Bank of Nova Scotia) – 117 pieces; Postbank Frankfurt – 258 pieces; Safe Federal Credit Union – 41 pieces; and RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) – 32 pieces.
All the travellers’ cheques were signed, with some having monetary value written on them.
Among the Cheques belonging to Safe Federal Credit Union, 27 pieces were blank, while 14 pieces of the cheques have monetary value worth $322,800.
Twenty Seven pieces of the travellers’ cheques belonging to Gun Nebo Canada Inc. were blank, while 90 pieces of the cheques have monetary value worth 354,300 Canadian Dollars.
The suspect, who claims he exports dried fish from Nigeria to Belgium, told investigators that he collected the parcel for onward delivery to a friend without any knowledge of the content.