A man who
claims to be a tomato trader has approached the EFCC to claim ownership of the
N250million loot recently found in Balogun market in Lagos.
As
controversies rock the nation over the discovery of a staggering N15 billion in
an Ikoyi, Lagos apartment, a man has reportedly shown up at the Lagos office of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claiming ownership of the
N250 million found at the Balogun Market, Lagos, on Monday.
An EFCC
source who did not want to be named informed Saturday Tribune that “a man came
on Wednesday claiming the money belonged to him and that it was the proceeds of
his trade in tomatoes.”
“We asked
him what business fetched him the money, the man said he deals in bringing
tomatoes from the North to sell in Lagos. We asked him why he did not put the
money in bank, he said he does not use banks. Meanwhile the money is in bales
with bank wrappers bearing stamps dated as recent as 6th April, 2017.
“The man was
arrested, his statement taken but has been given an administrative bail as
investigations continue,” the EFCC source told Saturday Tribune while adding
that the money had been deposited with the Central Bank.
As of press
time, EFCC spokesperson in Lagos, Sammin Amadin, was yet to respond to an
inquiry on the matter.
(Nigerian
Tribune)
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