Nigerian in court to reclaim Sh100m seized in KQ plane
Wednesday December 16 2020
By SAM KIPLAGAT
Mauzu Bala claims Kenya is only interested in confiscating his money and deporting him afterwards.
The Nigerian was detained on December 4 on his way to Dubai while carrying 880,000 US dollars, 60,000 euros and 63,000 Nigerian naira, in his handbag.
In his petition, Mr Bala said he declared the money in Lagos before boarding the flight to Nairobi.
A Nigerian national who was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) carrying more than Sh100 million in his bag has claimed that the government is only interested in confiscating his money and deporting him afterwards.