The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, has dislodged a suspected money
laundering syndicate that specialises in swallowing dollars.
Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, has dislodged a suspected money
laundering syndicate that specialises in swallowing dollars.
Six suspected members of the group including a bureau de
change operator have been apprehended in connection with swallowing $156,000.
change operator have been apprehended in connection with swallowing $156,000.
This is the second suspected money laundering case involving
a bureau de change operator in two months.
a bureau de change operator in two months.
Operative of the NDLEA attached to the Joint Task Force
(JTF) apprehended the suspects with the said money which they wanted to export
to Brazil at Excel Oriental Hotel along Airport Road, Lagos State, where the
dollars were reportedly swallowed.
(JTF) apprehended the suspects with the said money which they wanted to export
to Brazil at Excel Oriental Hotel along Airport Road, Lagos State, where the
dollars were reportedly swallowed.
Those arrested, are 37-year-old Nwokenta Kingsley, a bureau
de change operator also known as Buchito; Onwuasoanya Augustine Chukwuemeka, 54
years old, who lives in Brazil and Christian Okoli Ifor, 35 years old also
based in Brazil. Nwokenta Emmanuel Maduakolam, 31 years old; Ezenwa Ikenna, 28
years old who is a specialist in ‘wrapping’ and Ezenwa Uzoma, 33 years old
hotel manager.
de change operator also known as Buchito; Onwuasoanya Augustine Chukwuemeka, 54
years old, who lives in Brazil and Christian Okoli Ifor, 35 years old also
based in Brazil. Nwokenta Emmanuel Maduakolam, 31 years old; Ezenwa Ikenna, 28
years old who is a specialist in ‘wrapping’ and Ezenwa Uzoma, 33 years old
hotel manager.
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