A man, identified as Hassan Ahmad, has been taken into custody by troops of 33 Artillery Brigade Operation Safe Conduct deployed to Alkaleri in Bauchi State, for attempting to transport the sum of two million naira to Gombe State.
It was learnt that the suspect, who was apprehended on Friday, was transporting the huge sum of money, which was in both old and new currencies amidst the cash crunch being witnessed in the country, to deliver to a Gombe politician.
According to reports made available to NIGERIACRIME, Ahmad was in possession of N900,000 cash in new naira notes and N1.1 million in old naira notes and the funds were being conveyed in a tinted black Hilux vehicle with registration number JMA 85 AZ.
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The funds, which were packed in a “Ghana Must Go” bag, comprise six bundles of one thousand naira new notes of N600,000; six bundles of five hundred naira new notes of N300,000, and old two hundred naira notes of N1.1 million.”
The suspect has been handed over to the Bauchi State Office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
ICPC stated that the suspect has confessed that the funds were being moved to Gombe State for a politician.
Further investigations by the Commission are ongoing.