by Azeez Adeniyi

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has started trailing the owner of N448.85m discovered in a shopping plaza in Lagos State.

Spokesman of the commission in Lagos, Sam Amadin said this on Saturday.

Amadin said efforts have began to contact the owner of the complex in order to know who rented the shop where the money was discovered.

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“The shopping plaza, from preliminary investigation, was built by estate developers. From the developers, we will get the owner of the money.

”The people around the complex know the owner of the money. The place has not been in use for a long time, the owner only sneaks into the place and keep the money. We will find the owner very soon, “ Amadin assured.

The commission had said it discovered N448.85m in a shop at the LEGICO Shopping Plaza, in Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday.

Azeez