The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a man with 108 ATM debit cards at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Saturday.
The 34-year-old man (name withheld) was suspected to be a member of an international criminal organisation.
In a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Mitchell Ofoyeju, the NDLEA said it apprehended the suspect while he was trying to board a Qatar Airline flight to China.
According to the Agency, “The debit cards belong to five commercial banks.”
The statement stated that of the 108 cards, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has the lion share with 58, Stanbic IBTC has 23, Zenith Bank has 19, Fidelity Bank has 6 and Diamond Bank has 2.
The statement quoted the Chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, as saying that the suspect was arrested in connection with money laundering allegations.
Giade confirmed that the suspect has been transferred to the Assets and Financial Investigation Directorate of the Agency for investigation.
Furthermore, the statement quoted the Director of the Assets and Financial Investigation Directorate, Victoria Egbase, as saying that the Agency had established a prima facie case of financial crime against the suspect.
The statement confirmed that the suspect, who said he was told to take the cards to China, will be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for prosecution on the orders of Giade.