The Joint Border Patrol Team have arrested two suspects with with $285,000( Two Hundred and Eighty-five Thousand Dollars) and CFA 18, 925,000( Eighteen Million Nine Hundred and Twenty-five CFA).
The joint team comprising of the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services, DSS, and the Nigerian Army arrested the duo on April 15, 2022 by officers of the JBPT, whilst on a routine patrol along the Ilashe/Ihambo axis of Ogun State.
The duo identified as Ismail Ajibade and John Adewumi, a Beninois were on Thursday, April 28, 2022, handed over to the EFCC, for further investigation and possible prosecution.
While handing over the suspects, A. Adamu, who led the team, said Ajibade, who is a driver received the foreign currencies from one Taiwo Hassan in Ogun State and was on his way to convey the same to Adewumi, who had been directed to deliver the monies to one Oladimeji in Benin Republic, when they were intercepted.
