The whistle blowing policy of the Federal Government is paying off positively
as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today stormed a residential
building in the 7th Floor of a four - bedroom apartment at Osborne Towers
located at 16, Osborne road Ikoyi, Lagos, where a humongous find of foreign
currencies and Naira notes to the tune of $43.4m, £27,800 and N23.2m was
uncovered.
The operation followed a whistle blower's confidential alert
received by the Commission's Lagos office this morning regarding some noticed
suspicious movement of bags in and out of a particular apartment in the
building. According to the source, the movers of the bags, make believe that
they bring in bags of clothes.
Another source who is conversant with the apartment of
interest indicated that some women usually appeared on different occassion with
Ghana Must Go bags. " She comes looking haggard, with dirty clothes but
her skin didn't quite match her outward appearance, perhaps a disguise",
the source said.
On getting to the building, operatives met the entrance door
locked. Inquiries from the guards at the gate explained that nobody resides in
the apartment, but some persons come in and out once in a while. In compliance
with the magisterial order contained in the warrant, the EFCC used minimum
force to gain entrance into the apartment.
Monies were found in two of the four bedroom apartment.
Further probe of the wardrobe by operatives in one of the rooms, was found to
be warehousing three fire proof cabinents disguisedly hidden behind wooden
panels of the wardrobe. Upon assessing the content of the cabinets, neatly
arranged US Dollars, Pound Sterling and some Naira notes in sealed wrappers.
Preliminary findings indicate that the funds are suspected
to be proceeds of unlawful activity.
The facility is said to be owned by Osborne Towers Resident
Association.
Investigations are ongoing.
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