Tag: Murtala Mohd Airport

Passengers arrested with over ₦8.9bn ($6.1m) cash at Lagos airport

Aminu Imam
Lagos airport passengers arrested

Security operatives at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA1) in Lagos have reportedly arrested a group of passengers caught travelling with a whooping $6.1million (approximately ₦8.9 billion) in cash. According to reports , the suspects, described as a group of young men, were intercepted at the domestic terminal of the airport while preparing to board an Aero Contractors flight. Multiple security sources familiar with the incident noted that the suspects were believed to be couriers for a politically-exposed person (PEP), although their exact identities and destination were not immediately disclosed. The…

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FG Okays N1.3bn surveillance cameras for Lagos, Abuja airports

Aminu Imam

The Federal Executive Council, (FEC), on Wednesday approved a contract worth about N1.3bn for the design, supply and installation of PTZ long-range tarmac camera surveillance system at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this to State House correspondents, on behalf of the Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after a meeting of the Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mohammed added that the council approved a contract worth N783.52m inclusive…

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NDLEA officials arrest drug trafficker who concealed cocaine in T-shirts

Aminu Imam

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a cocaine trafficker identified as Ukaegbu Bright Onyekachi at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), in Lagos. It was learnt that the cocaine trafficker, Onyekachi, who arrived Nigeria on board Ethiopian Airlines from São Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa, was nabbed with 3.30 kilogrammes of the illicit drug during the inward clearance of passengers at the E-arrival hall of the MMIA. Speaking on the incident, Ahmadu Garba, who is the NDLEA commander at MMIA, said the hard drug was…

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