A suspect has been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for investigation and prosecution after he was allegedly caught while trying to leave the country with 870 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and two internet tokens.
The suspect, Yahya Saifullahi, 29, was picked up at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport while trying to board an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
According to Tukur Ibrahim, a member of the Presidential Task Force on Money Laundering and Illegal Movement of Foreign Currency, Saifullahi was apprehended after he was singled out for extra-security scrutiny.
He said: “The suspect lost his composure and psychological make up at that moment and on frisking a total of 870 ATM cards were found on him.”
The ATM cards were cards were said to have been hidden in his groin.
Ecobank, Access Bank, Sterling, Keystone, UBA, Skye, First Bank, Standard Chartered, Heritage, STANBIC IBTC, Unity and many others’ ATMs were found on him.