Man With Hundreds Of Atm Cards Arrested In Kano Airport

BEVERLY HILLS, December 23, (THEWILL) – Twenty-nine-year-old Yahya Saifullahi has been arrested by Immigration officers at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, with two bank internet tokens and 870 ATM cards.

The suspect, who was arrested aboard Ethiopia Airways' Flight No ET 940 with Passport No. A06694052, was said to be on his way to Dubai, THEWILL can report.

A member of the presidential task force on money laundering and illegal movement of foreign currency, Tukur Ibrahim, told national daily, Vanguard that Immigration operatives at the airport arrested Saifullahi when he was singled out for scrutiny.

“A total of 870 ATM cards were found on him,” the official said, adding that the suspect concealed the ATM cards under his groin, gave a breakdown of seized ATM cards as Ecobank, 24; GT Bank, 118; Access Bank, 170; Diamond Bank, 71; Sterling Bank, three; Keystone Bank, nine; Skye Bank 34 and UBA Plc, eight.