Nigerian Running Away From Buhari Caught With N1bn Cash In Niger

Niger Republic has detained a Nigerian
carrying 4.6m euros (N1.05bn) in cash at
the Diori Hamani Airport in Niamey on his
way to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
Buhari, Issoufou
The suspect has said that he was running away with the money in
order to avoid being caught by the government of President
Muhammadu Buhari, who has been prosecuting an anti-corruption
campaign since his swearing-in on May 29.
The Niger police also expressed concern that there had been an
increase in the number of Nigerians handling huge sums of money
in cash through the neighbouring country.

They have the suspicion that the money traffickers have assistants
in the country.
A media report in Niger on August 29 said the National Union
of Customs Officers at a press briefing “denounced the
request of the Nigerian authorities” to recover the
seized money.
According to the customs official there had been several similar
seizures in the Niger capital from people transferring money from
Nigeria, estimating the amount seized as several billions of naira.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials denied knowledge of the
confiscation in Niger Republic. Ogbole Ahmedu-Ode, the ministry’s
spokesman, said the ministry had not received official
communication on the arrest of any Nigerian.
He said: “I am hearing about this incident for
the first time from you, we have not received
any communication on the matter from any
quarters.”
The Nigerien embassy in Abuja could not be reached for comment
on Wednesday as calls to the mission’s phone lines failed to
connect.
A senior official the Nigerian Customs Service told reporters in
confidence that the issue had yet to be brought to the attention of
the agency.
The official said: “As we speak now, the matter
hasn’t been drawn to our attention. This is a
diplomatic matter that has to be treated with
caution in order to avoid diplomatic row
between both countries.
“The identity of the person in question has
not been established and it is the Nigerian
embassy in Niger that would verify that.
“After that is done, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs will be notified before other security
agencies would be invited on the matter.
“So, it is not something that the Customs
will jump into and start investigating
because the Customs in Niger don’t report
directly to us in Nigeria.”
Buhari, who took office on May 29 after being elected on
promises to fight endemic corruption, has said he believes officials
have stolen around $150 billion from the public purse over the
past decade.

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