MAN ARRESTED WITH 108 ATM CARDS

Man Arrested With 108 Atm Cards At Lagos Airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a man with one hundred and eight Automated Teller Machine cards at the Lagos Airport.
The arrest was made on Saturday as the man was trying to board a flight to China.
The NDLEA said through a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Ofoyeju Mitchell, that the suspect was in possession of 108 automatic teller machine (ATM) debit cards.
According to the agency, the arrest took place at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos while the suspect was attempting to board a Qatar Airline flight to China.
“The debit cards belong to five commercial banks,’’ the agency said.
It quoted its commander at the Lagos airport, Mr Ahmadu Garba, as saying that the suspect was arrested in connection with alleged money laundering.
The suspect was immediately transferred to the Assets and Financial Investigation Directorate of the Agency for investigation.
“First City Monument Bank (FCMB) had the highest number of cards with 58. Stanbic IBC Bank has 23 cards, Zenith Bank 19, Fidelity Bank 6 while Diamond Bank has  2.