A senior Nigerian diplomat was reportedly caught by Indian authorities on Monday as he was trying to board a flight from New Delhi to Lagos with $2.27 million (about N300 million) in cash in his possession.


The diplomat, Defence Adviser to the Nigerian High Commissioner in India, Captain G.A. Ojedokun, was reportedly caught when Indian Airlines staff members handling baggage on the early morning shift at the Indira Gandhi International Airport were alerted by the X-ray images of the contents of his bag


http://www.tribune.com.ng/23052007/news/news3.html

'come on he just forgot to declare it'

are we obsessed with cash or what?

Last minute chop ups, all these officials will clean up before they hand over, let them throw him in an indian prison

some of this people are just insane, how do you think you can take such huge amount through X ray merchines and not get caught? na who be him JUJU master?

nigerians are too greedy.

It will be interesting to know where the money came from, maybe na money doubler, lol

he was released soon after and allowed to continue his journey to nigeria

These Yoruba them sef

Immunity baby, what has YORUBA got to do with corruption? Una don start this tribal war again?

What is the guy's offense, is it for not declaring N300 million or for carrying N300 million?

The guy is mumu, he should have waited for presidential jet to come.

but he was going to lagos and not going to another place. Is better the money comes our way. Those indian authorities should tell us what they did or are going to do with the money.

naijaway:

but he was going to lagos and not going to another place. Is better the money comes our way. Those indian authorities should tell us what they did or are going to do with the money.

so because it's going our way no problem? Why do we always want foreign police to return stolen money?

Foreign police don't want to return our money thats why we are targets. Am not supporting him per se but this case was a legit money cuz I saw the story in the news. The truth is that nigerians make huge legit money and some don't that doesn't mean that everyone is a crook. Is it the bank that is safe? If he had done it through the bank they will still accuse him.

can you please give a link to the other story this is the only one i have seen, cheers.

Foreign police don't want to return our money thats why we are targets.

We are not targets because they want our money, we are targets becos we break the rule most fo the time esp this cash carrying craze. what are visa cards for atleast they are using it in nigeria.

The truth is that nigerians make huge legit money and some don't that doesn't mean that everyone is a crook. Is it the bank that is safe? If he had done it through the bank they will still accuse him.

yes nigerians are very hard working and make legit money but so are other nationalities who either declare the money before the whole drama or use the 'standard' transfers. the banks have legal backing. and if tehy accuse you just explain

Make them Indians treat am like we dey do criminals for guardroom.

Take koboko flog all im yansh well well for morning breakfast.  im go talk tru by force.

@dis guy; i saw it on AIT, and NTA and also heard it on ray power. believe me if it were some BS they would almost always say so.

I think this guy was just using his postion and diplomatic immunity to offer service maybe to some drug baron or politician. He's just a conduit looking forward to a 10% service fee for a job well done before it all went awry. Dont call him mugu for he had tested waters before. This just went wrong.

the crime is money laundry you travel with such huge amount without declaring it is a crime in most countries, and How do you justify a public official with Millions in $ not Naira, I smell RAT RACE

NaijaProf:

I think this guy was just using his postion and diplomatic immunity to offer service maybe to some drug baron or politician. He's just a conduit looking forward to a 10% service fee for a job well done before it all went awry. Dont call him mugu for he had tested waters before. This just went wrong.

No this went right! He got caught! now he'll be eatin chipata and badly prepared chicken tikka masala 

Na wahooooooooooooooooooo, no coment.

na God catch am

mamajama,yes, it is money laundering and it is a crime. Nobody is supporting or condoning crime in any shape. Point is, I think he's just a courier and definitely had done it before.

it is a wonderful world, but dont ask me why.

everyday for thief,

But why would you travel with such huge amount?

Master Cards and all sorts of cards are available nowadays. But why, I don't believe that some rich blokes will get stupid and go around with large sums of money like.

You will not be crucified if you have millions of Dollars in seperate account and transfered to you card.

Imagine all the possibilities of him loosing the money. It is only in Nigeria that you see people walking around with large sums of cash. Whenever I am doing a transaction worth over 100,000 it rather will be with a card.

So greediness can also turn the rich to idiots.

nazzyon, u sound as if u don t know some people want to move money from country to country without leaving any trace. That's the meaning of Money Laundering ie money cleaning. So he knows about your mastercard before opting for this option. He aint no fool.

For the fact he did not declare the fund makes the source questionable, he he must tell us who send him or

give this guy a break,he was bringing the money home not taking it out,to better the lot of we NIGERIANS.

They should lock him up in some jamo ghetto prison and make him pass the dutchie by the left hand side.

it doesnt matter that he is bringing the money home a crime is a crime, its just like a son that rubs his brother and used the money to buy his mother a gift.

Exactly, who in their right mind attempts to carry $2m plus on a flight (in luggage, x-ray scanned) without declaring it? It is just pure and simple greed, they should have paid off the officials at the airport Serves him right - Diplomatic immunity ko!