FAAN Staff Arrested With N288M

An official of the Directorate of Aviation Security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Akin Adetula, has been nabbed for attempting to smuggle N288 million ($1.8 million) through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport on Saturday evening.

The suspect was said to have been arrested about 3:45p.m while attempting to smuggle the money through a Middle East-bound airline. The authorities are still asking him questions on how he came about the money.