Who owns this 49million? EFCC seizes N49m cash at Kaduna airport

Money intercepted

Who owns the N49 million “crispy notes of N200 and N50 denominations” abandoned at the Kaduna International Airport? This is the puzzle EFCC is trying to resolve.


The cash was found by the EFCC on monday packed in sacks but according to intels the ownaer of the money ran away because of his inability to authenticate claims to the cash, by not knowing exactly how much is in the sack or even the source of the money

The cash was discovered by EFCC Zonal Office in Kaduna in five large black 150kg sacks during routine baggage screening at the airport.

Another source said the EFCC was working on clues that the fleeing suspect might be a courier for a syndicate.
“We will get to the root of this crime. There is a way we can collaborate with some agencies to trace the source of the N49million.
“We will also deploy forensic equipment and retrieve CCTV footage at the airport to identify the suspect,” the source said, pleading not to be named so as not to jeopardise the investigation.