A couple of weeks
ago, a tumultuous drama played itself out at the Arrival Wing of the Muritala
Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja. At the centre of the drama was Maryam
Temitope Kazeem, a young businesswoman.
Maryam had just
disembarked an Emirate Airline flight from Dubai
Before she could
take any step,she was approached by a team of Immigration officers, who
requested that she step aside and come with them.In shock,Maryam followed the
men into one of the offices and a search was carried out on her.
The search
yielded a good result, for the sum of $60,000USD was found on her. The money
belonged to Alhaji Adam, a popular businessman based in Dubai.
Adam owns
Hadkar World Cargo, a well known cargo firm with branches in Nigeria and the
United Arab Emirates, UAE.
According to
sources, Adam and Maryam are chummy friends. It was on the basis of the
closeness between them that had prompted Adam to ask Mariam to help him bring
some money from Lagos to Dubai.
Maryam agreed and
went to the agent's office in Lagos to collect the money. The amount, which was
$275,000USD was neatly packaged and given to Maryam.
She left for Dubai,
and upon her arrival, she called Adam and asked him to meet her at Sahara
Backside in Deira. However, when Adam arrived at the agreed venue, Maryam was
nowhere to be found.
It was gathered that
the young lady had left for Adam's home to drop the money. From Adam's home,
Maryam headed for the airport and boarded a Lagos bound flight. When Adam got
home and learnt that Maryam had come to drop the money, he smelt a rat. His
worst fear was soon confirmed when he called Maryam and discovered that she had
switched off her mobile phone. Adam's apprehension soon gave way to anger when
he counted the money and discovered that it had been tampered with.
Immediately, the
Dubai businessman swung into action. He went to Emirate Airline office to
register his report. It was gathered that the airline called its Lagos office
and instructed its officials to get in touch with the officers working in
Customs and Immigration section at the airport.
Meanwhile,
Adam had also alerted his staff in Lagos of the theft, and he asked that some
of his guys go to the airport to meet the Immigration officers. Consequently,
Maryam was reported to have walked into the ambush, carefully laid for her by
the Immigration officers. Some officers of the Nigeria Police Force were then
invited to arrest the young lady.
The money, all
$60,000 USD, was taken from her and handed to Adam's staff.on the instruction
of Adam,the police freed Maryam and she was allowed to go home.
Maryam has gone
underground since the incident and cannot be reached by friends who heard and
want to hear her part of the story.
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