The police in neighbouring Niger
Republic have arrested a Nigerian carrying 4.6m Euros (N1.05bn) in cash.
The man was arrested at the Diori Hamani Airport in Niamey, the capital
of Niger, en route Dubai in the United Arab Emirate.
Punch reports that, the Nigerien police said they suspected
that the man was fleeing with the money in order to avoid being caught
by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been
prosecuting an anti-corruption campaign since assumption of office on
May 29.
They also expressed worry that there had
been an upsurge in the number of Nigerians trafficking huge sums of
money in cash through the neighbouring country.
The police in Niger are already working on the suspicion that the money
traffickers have accomplices in the country.The arrest of the Nigerian
has been a big news item in the Nigerien newspapers and television
stations.