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Customs hands over fake $6m to EFCC
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over fake $6 million it seized at Seme border to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Customs Area Controller, Seme, Badagry, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, who spoke at a meeting with EFCC to present the fake money, said “The Seme Command, in the first quarter of 2023, recorded milestones in its anti-smuggling operations.
“Some of the anti-smuggling landmarks by the Command include the seizure of fake $6m USD equivalent of N2.763bn at the exchange rate of N460.52, which will be handed over to the EFCC today.”
He also used the occasion to seek a more robust collaboration with the EFCC as well as other law enforcement agencies in the fight against smuggling within the command.
The Lagos Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Michael Wetkas, assured the Nigeria Customs Service, of further investigations into the fake $6m seized by its officials at the Seme Area Command.
Wetkas who thanked the leadership of the NCS for the sustained collaboration between the two agencies, assured of even greater support in the fight against corruption and fraud-related offences.
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