The money stashed in several
Ghana-Must-Go bags were in N500 and N1000 denominations, hidden in a shop
awaiting conversion into foreign currency.
Acting on a tip-off by a concerned
whistle blower, operatives of the Commission swooped on the shopping complex
and sought the identity of the owners of two shops, LS 64 and LS 67 which were
under lock and key.
The shops had signages of Bureau de
Change. Inquiries about the owner of shop 64 indicated that he had not been
seen for a long time, as they claimed the shop had not been opened for businesses
for close to two years.
Several calls were put to the owner
of shop 67, but there was no response.
The attention of the plaza's
chairman and some traders were drawn in order to force the shops open. There
was no money found in shop 67, but in shop 64 heaps of Ghana-Must-Go bags were
found loaded on the floor of the shop. When the bags were unzipped they were
found to contain bundles of naira notes totaling N448,850,000.
Traders interviewed at the premises
claimed they were not aware that such money was housed inside the shop, as the
place hardly opens for business.
The Commission is investigating the
matter in order to unravel the owner and source of the money.
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