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South African police arrests two Nigerians, One Isreali for smuggling $9.3m to buy Arms

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South African police are currently investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to smuggle $9.3 million in cash into the country on September 5th.

According to South Africa’s City Press newspaper, the money which was in bundles of unused $100 bills packed in three suitcase were transported in a small business jet, a bombadier Challenger 600 with a Nigerian crew and piloted by Captain Tunde Ojongbede.
The jet departed from Abuja and when it arrived South Africa, the money was discovered and when asked, the men said it was for the purchase of arms for the Nigerian security services.
Spokesperson of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Marika Muller in a statement said the money was seized at the Lanseria airport, northwest of Johannesburg
“The passengers’ luggage was searched after Customs officials detected irregularities. The money was detained as it was undisclosed/undeclared and above the prescribed legal limit,”
South African airport security spokesman Solomon Makgale confirmed a police investigation was underway but declined to give details.
With the result of one state yet to be declared, incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan has conceded victory to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). President Jonathan placed a congratulatory to Buhari once the results from 35 and the FCT were announced, Radio Diaspora learnt. So far the presidential candidate of the APC has polled 14,942,105 votes, while Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party has a total vote of 12,827,105. He has also won 25% of total votes as prescribed by the law to avoid a run-off. Reuters quotes the spokesman of APC, Lai Mohammed as saying ,”He will remain a hero for this move” for placing a call to Buhari. The tension will go down dramatically,” he also said. “Anyone who tries to foment trouble on the account that they have lost the election will be doing so purely on his own,” Mohamed added. President Jonathan is the first serving Nigerian president to be defeated in an election.

Read more at: http://naijalog.com/jonathan-congratulates-buhari-on-election-victory/south africa airwaysSouth African police are currently investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to smuggle $9.3 million in cash into the country on September 5th.
According to South Africa’s City Press newspaper, the money which was in bundles of unused $100 bills packed in three suitcase were transported in a small business jet, a bombadier Challenger 600 with a Nigerian crew and piloted by Captain Tunde Ojongbede.
The jet departed from Abuja and when it arrived South Africa, the money was discovered and when asked, the men said it was for the purchase of arms for the Nigerian security services.
Spokesperson of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Marika Muller in a statement said the money was seized at the Lanseria airport, northwest of Johannesburg
“The passengers’ luggage was searched after Customs officials detected irregularities. The money was detained as it was undisclosed/undeclared and above the prescribed legal limit,”
South African airport security spokesman Solomon Makgale confirmed a police investigation was underway but declined to give details.
south africa airwaysSouth African police are currently investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to smuggle $9.3 million in cash into the country on September 5th.
According to South Africa’s City Press newspaper, the money which was in bundles of unused $100 bills packed in three suitcase were transported in a small business jet, a bombadier Challenger 600 with a Nigerian crew and piloted by Captain Tunde Ojongbede.
The jet departed from Abuja and when it arrived South Africa, the money was discovered and when asked, the men said it was for the purchase of arms for the Nigerian security services.
Spokesperson of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Marika Muller in a statement said the money was seized at the Lanseria airport, northwest of Johannesburg
“The passengers’ luggage was searched after Customs officials detected irregularities. The money was detained as it was undisclosed/undeclared and above the prescribed legal limit,”
South African airport security spokesman Solomon Makgale confirmed a police investigation was underway but declined to give details.

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