Lagos pilgrim arrested with fake $22,000 in Saudi Arabia – Tribune
November 17, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
A pilgrim from Lagos State, currently in Mecca, Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj has been arrested by the Saudi Police for being in possession of fake $22, 000 (N3.3 million).
According to a source, who is currently performing the hajj in Saudi Arabia , the culprit is a member of the delegates from Agege Local Government Area, adding that he had since been detained in police custody.
However, the state commissioner for home affairs and culture, Alhaji Babatunde Balogun, who is in Saudi Arabia as leader of the delegates, refused to disclose the name of the arrested pilgrim.
The source told the Nigerian Tribune that the pilgrim had already converted $100 to Saudi Riyal undetected as the currency exchange officials were caught napping.
