the activities of a 34-year-old man allegedly in possession of 108 ATM
cards.
Identified as Pascal Onuora Udeh, he is said to have been arrested
recently at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos by the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). He was arrested during
the outward clearance of passengers on a Qatar Airline flight to
China.
A press statement in EFCC newsletter says the suspect who claims to be
a trader and an undergraduate of NnamdiAzikiwe University, Awka, is a
native of Umudimvillage of Obibi, OchasiAto, in Orlulocal government
area of Imo State. The suspect alleged that the debit cards were given
to him by his business associates to use in China to purchase men's
wears, the statement added.
It revealed that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as
investigations were concluded.
In a related development, the anti-graft agency is set to arraign one
Jonathan OduIsikwei for unlawful possession of 448 traveller's
cheques.
A statement by EFCC said Isikwei, 51, who is a native of Igbodo in
Aniocha local government area of Delta State, was arrested at the
Lagos airport by the NDLEA during the outward clearance of passengers
on a Belgium-bound flight.
The case was transferred to the EFCC for further investigation, where
it was discovered that the 448 travellers' cheques recovered from
Isikwei were discovered to purportedly belong to four banks in
America, Europe and Canada. All were signed.
The suspect, who said he exports dried fish from Nigeria to Belgium,
told investigators that he collected the parcel for onward delivery to
a friend with no knowledge of the contents.
-DailyTrust
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