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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced an investigation on the man arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, Okorie Sunday at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, for false currency declaration.

Sunday was apprehended upon arrival from Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 19, 2025.

He initially declared $279,000 at the Currency Declaration Desk, but a subsequent search revealed an additional $299,000 hidden in various packages, bringing the total to $578,000.

Authorities also discovered €100 and a counterfeit $250 among his belongings.

A statement on Saturday by the Head of EFCC’s Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale said the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 officially took over the case on March 21, 2025, after the NCS Area Comptroller at the airport handed over the suspect.


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