I am not operator of plane used in smuggling $9.3 m to South Africa: Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor

The jet that conveyed the seized cash
The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has dissociated himself from the operations of the Bombardier Challenger 600 jet which was accosted by South African authorities for attempting to smuggle $9.3 million cash into the country.
In a statement by Oritsejafor’s personal assistant, Bayo Adewoye, the flamboyant pastor of Word of Life Bible Church explained that though he holds residual interest on the aircraft it had been leased to Green Coast Produce Limited.
He therefore asked that inquiries on its current state should be directed to the company it had been leased to.
According to the statement, “The Word of Life Bible Church has been made aware of the recent media interest regarding an aircraft (Bombardier Challenger 600, Registration No N808HG) owned by Eagle Air Company in which our Pastor, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, holds a residual interest.
“On behalf of Pastor Oritsejafor, we can confirm that although he holds an interest in Eagle Air, the aircraft in question is not operated by Pastor Oritsejafor.
The aircraft owned by Eagle Air Company, which have confirmed that since August 2, 2014, the aircraft has been leased to and is operated by Green Coast Produce Limited. This is a standard practice in the industry.
“Any and all enquiries in respect of the day-to-day operations of this aircraft should be properly directed to the management of Green Coast Produce Limited. We will be happy to help the authorities with any enquiries.”
The money was seized by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) from a private jet arriving at Lanseria airport in Johannesburg on September 5th. It was alleged that the money was meant for arms, and ssubsequently the case was to be investigated by the police.
Sahara Reporters claims to have uncovered a connection between the smuggled money and Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria. According to an investigation carried out by the online portal, the pastor’s private plane, which he got as a birthday gift few years back with US registration number, N808HG was among the two jets cited by South African security officials on September 5. The report claims that the jet landed in South Africa with $9.3 million cash loaded in several suitcases.