EFCC Intercepts N211m Gold At Lagos Airport

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have intercepted gold worth about N211 million being illegally transported through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

EFCC Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Mr Tony Orilade, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.

Orilade disclosed that the consignment was en route Dubai.

He said: “Following intelligence reports, the operatives on Nov. 9, 2018, uncovered the gold weighing about 35kg just at the point of departure of a suspect currently in the EFCC’s custody.”

The spokesman added that investigations were currently ongoing to unravel the accomplice behind the illegal movement of the item.