The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 has began the interrogation of Messrs Mamud Nasidi and Yahaya Nasidi, arrested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 with undeclared £53,415 and $6,180.
The Commission said in a statement that the suspects were arrested by aviation security operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) while attempting to board a domestic flight to Abuja.
The statement further disclosed that the suspects were travelling to Addis Ababa from Dubai but were arrested during a stopover at the Lagos Airport.
The statement reads: “EFCC commences investigations of two suspects for undeclared $6,180, £53,415 cash at Lagos Airport.
“Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, have commenced investigations of two travellers arrested by operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria )FAAN) for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $6,180 and £53,415 cash in their possession.
“The suspects, Mamud Nasidi and Yahaya Nasidi, were intercepted during a routine check on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.”
“Upon arrest, the suspects, who were scheduled to travel to Abuja, after arriving in the country from Dubai en route Addis Ababa, were immediately handed over to the Department of State Services (DSS), who subsequently handed them over to the Commission for further investigations and prosecution. Also found on the suspects are three mobile phones.
“The suspects and the exhibits were received by CSE Margaret Lamai on behalf of the acting Zonal Director, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, EFCC, assistant commander of the EFCC, ACE1 Ahmed Ghali,” the statement concluded.
It was gathered that the suspects had claimed to be security agents escorting a suspect and exhibits, a claim that initially allowed them to bypass standard checks.
They were said to have been advised to check the bags in, as they could not be carried into the cabin. They refused to do so and later admit that the bags contained money.
At that point, it was found that they were not security agents escorting a suspect along with exhibits. Consequently, they were arrested.
