A 46-year-old businessman, identified as Bamidele Ibiteye, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, NDLEA, at the local wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos for laundering $ 2,198,900.
Ibiteye was apprehended by the agency as he was about to board a flight to Abuja.
The suspect, who owns a company, ND&C Global Investment Limited, during investigation, said the money belonged to a medical practitioner in the state, whom he identified as Thomas Martins but refused to reveal the identity of the person who was to receive the money.
Confirming Ibiteye’s arrest, spokesperson for the anti-narcotics agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the money had been recovered from the suspect.
Following the arrest of the suspect, DAILY POST gathered that the NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, ordered that Ibiteye and the exhibit be transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for further investigation.
Ofoyeju’s words: “The $2,198,900 was seized from Ibiteye by anti-narcotic officials on the grounds of suspected money laundering at the local wing of the MMA2, Lagos. The suspect was apprehended on his way to Abuja and he is being investigated in connection with the case.”
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