The {Economic} and {Financial} Crimes Fee (EFCC) has commenced an investigation right into a suspicious parcel containing foreign exchange valued at over N426 billion, intercepted at a Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) facility in Lagos.
The event was disclosed in a press release posted on the official EFCC X account on Thursday, following the handover of the parcel by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and NIPOST to the anti-graft company.
The parcel reportedly contained ZW$101 trillion (One Hundred and One Trillion Zimbabwean {Dollars}), equal to N426,091,066,068.06, and VND 41.64 million (Forty-One Million Six Hundred and Forty Thousand Vietnamese Dong), equal to N95,746.52.
In response to the EFCC, the gadgets have been intercepted via the vigilance and cooperation of NCS and NIPOST officers throughout routine examination of parcels on the Lagos postal facility. The handover ceremony befell on the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport, Lagos.
“In a associated growth, the Fee has additionally begun investigation of a parcel containing ZW 101,000,000,000,000 (One Hundred and One Trillion Zimbabwean {Dollars}), equal to N426,091,066,068.06, and 41,640,000 VND (Forty‑one Million Six Hundred and Forty Thousand Vietnamese Dong), equal to N95,746.52, which was intercepted by officers of the Nigerian Postal Service , NIPOST, and operatives of the NCS,” the assertion learn partially.
Space Comptroller of Customs on the airport, E.J. Harrison, acknowledged through the handover that the interception was a results of joint efforts between the NCS and NIPOST.
He stated, “We intercepted a parcel that contained foreign exchange. Actually, it was the vigilance and dedication of our officers and the NIPOST’s officers, whereas inspecting the parcel, that it was found that somebody was attempting to usher in a load of currencies into Nigeria. However it’s our accountability to make sure that such doesn’t occur.”
Receiving the parcel, EFCC consultant M.A. Timta, talking on behalf of the Performing Zonal Director of EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Ahmed Ghali, assured the general public that the Fee would expedite investigation into the matter.
In a associated growth, the EFCC additionally confirmed it has launched a separate investigation into one Phil-Olumba Ifunaya Sheila, who was arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service on the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport in Lagos on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
Each instances spotlight the continued efforts by Nigerian authorities to strengthen border surveillance and implement compliance with foreign money declaration legal guidelines, notably at key transit factors like airports and postal hubs.
Underneath current laws, vacationers are required to declare any quantity exceeding $10,000 or its equal in different foreign exchange on the level of entry or exit from the nation.
