EFCC INVESTIGATES INDIVIDUAL POSSESSING UNDECLARED $14,567, OTHER FOREIGN CURRENCIES AT LAGOS AIRPORT
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BY JEN NOMAMIUKOR
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos, reports that it is probing one Phil-Olumba Ifunaya Sheila, who was detained by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for purportedly neglecting to declare the amounts of $14,567, £1,030, and CA$40.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the agency, Dele Oyewale.
Sheila was intercepted by operatives of the NCS during a routine check on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
Upon apprehension, the individual, who was set to depart for the United Kingdom, asserted that she possessed merely $4,000.
In a pertinent advancement, the Commission announced that it had also initiated an inquiry into a package containing 101 trillion Zimbabwean Dollars, equivalent to ₦426,091,066,068.06, and 41,640,000 Vietnamese Dong, amounting to ₦95,746.52, which was apprehended by officials of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and agents of the NCS.
During the transfer of the suspect and the assorted foreign currencies, the Area Comptroller overseeing the NCS at the airport, E. J. Harrison, stated, “Today, we have two seizures that we wish to deliver to the EFCC. They originate from two distinct locations within the Command. ”
“The first one comes from an area that we may not know so much about, but it is part of our coverage and area of responsibility, that is, NIPOST (Nigerian Postal Service). We intercepted a parcel that contained foreign currencies.
“In fact, it was the vigilance and dedication of our officers and the NIPOST’s officials, while examining the parcel, that it was discovered that someone was trying to bring in a load of currencies into Nigeria.
“But it is our responsibility to ensure that such doesn’t happen. So, we have, today, a parcel that will be investigated by the appropriate agency of the government.”
Upon accepting the individual of interest and the funds enclosed in the confiscated package, an agent of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, M. A. Timta, assured the agency that the EFCC would, as is customary, promptly initiate an inquiry into the package as well as the investigation and prosecution of the individual.
Timta, who spoke on behalf of the acting Zonal Director, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, Ahmed Ghali, commended the Service for its sustained efforts in tackling illegal financial activities in the country.
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