The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sokoto zonal office, on Tuesday arrested one politician with N60,000,000 (sixty million naira) cash, Igbere TV reports.
The anti-graft agency operatives told our correspondent that the arrest followed an intelligent report of his suspicious money laundering activities.
Igbere TV gathered the name of the suspect as one Mr. Murtala Muhammad, who is alleged to be a brother to the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, Professor Abdullahi Shinkafi.
The suspect was arrested at No. 145 Igala Housing Estate, off Bye-pass Road, Gusau, Zamfara State.
Items recovered from him at the point of arrest include one Black Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Jeep with registration number DKA 67 PX Kaduna loaded with 4 bags of ‘Ghana Must Go’ containing one thousand Naira notes of fifteen million Naira each, totaling to sixty million Naira.
One single barrel gun, one locally made revolver pistol, 25 rounds of cartridges and 12 rounds of 12.9mm live ammunition, Igbere TV learnt, were also recovered.
