Following renovation process at the Abuja airport, which has led to diversion of flights landing to the Kaduna airport, an investigation is underway to find the owner of sacks of cash containing more than 49m naira ($155,000; £125,00) discovered at Kaduna Airport, yesterday.

According to Ceoafrica, five large sacks containing the money were intercepted by officials during a routine baggage screening.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the money was made up of new naira N200 and N50 notes, bundled into packs with seals purportedly coming from the Nigeria Security and Minting Plc (NSPM).

Ibrahim Bappah with the anti-graft commission's local office said the "crispy naira notes" were discovered when a distinctive aroma was detected during routine screening.

The bags were left unattended and without tags and the EFCC is investigating whether it was an illegal attempt to move money.