The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has insisted that it is mandatory for air travellers at international airports to declare cash above $10,000 at the point of checking into aircraft.
According to a statement by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), this was made known by the Deputy General Manager, Currency Operations Department of NFIU, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Maryesther Eworitse, at a two-day capacity-building workshop in Lagos.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), at the event, stated that it has partnered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the NFIU to reinforce Nigeria’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework.