The Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service in Kano, Comptroller S.P Umar yesterday handed over a money laundering suspect, Abubakar Sale, to the Head of Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mualledi Farouq Dogondaji, for further investigation and possible prosecution.
During the handing over, Umar stated that the suspect was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Customs at the Malam Aminu Kano Airport while attempting to board an Ethiopian Air plane to Turkey.
Upon his arrest, he was discovered to be carrying 54 pieces of ATM cards of different banks, bearing various names.
