By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – Three suspects have been arrested at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) while attempting to smuggle 1,144 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards out of the country.
The Spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Wilson Uwugiaren, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Friday, December 3, 2021, in Abuja.
He said the suspects, Abdullahi Usman, Musa Abubakar and Abdulwahid Auwalu, were arrested between November 24 and December 1, 2021 by the Kano Zonal Command of the agency.
According to him, Musa Abubakar was on his way to Dubai, UAE, with 714 ATM cards on him while Abdullahi Usman who was heading to Saudi Arabia, had 298 ATM cards in his possession.
Abdulwahid on the other hand, was arrested with 132 ATM cards while trying to board an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Istanbul, Turkey
Uwugiaren said the suspects will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.