Mcreloaded:
The destination of these heavy military machines is Niger republic.
After all Niger uses Nigeria sea ports to transport goods to and from their landlocked country.

I too know how to spin a story.

candelanetworks:


My question still remains, why wasn't the legality of the action challenged then? We all know the poor funding security agencies recieve and the mismanagement of the funds they do receive. So it is not totally out of place that a governor procures weapons, besides all that'll be needed is clearance from the ONSA. The IG then was aware and came for official hand over, while the remaining was kept in the state, for the state's use. I'm not arguing for Amosun, Nigerian politicians are dubious at best, but why now? They've had all the while to raise the alarm, they kept mute ever since.

daddytime:
Don't be surprised this same Army in search of the owners or importers of these vehicles are the real owners, but due to zero cohesion and information dissemination within their ranks, they'd first embarrass themselves before the entire world.

decrownprince:
They didn't clear the custom.

timtunday:
According to Premium Times, Nigerian soldiers manning a checkpoint in Adamawa State have intercepted six mine resistance vehicles that seemed to have been transported into Nigeria without due process.

The military personnel, attached to the Nigerian Army 23 Armoured Brigade in Yola, seized the equipment in Fufore Local Government Area this week.

The Nigerian Army could not immediately verify the ownership of the equipment, where they were being shipped from and their destination, PREMIUM TIMES learnt from military sources.

Although the Nigerian Army headquarters has directed an urgent investigation into the discovery, the equipment have been handed over to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in the interim.

On Saturday, the commander of 23 Armoured Brigade, S.G. Mohammed, handed over the vehicles to the comptroller of Customs in charge of Adamawa and Taraba, Olumoh Kamaldeen, at a ceremony in Konkol, Fufore LGA, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

It is not immediately clear whether suspects have been arrested. It is illegal to import such equipment without an end-user certificates from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), which is the only federal agency with powers to issue such document.

The development could further upset security agencies, who have continued to grapple with acute insecurity and violence across the country.

Security analysts regularly question how terrorists and other criminals acquire weapons they have used to keep the country under siege for many years, urging security and intelligence agencies to devote more time to understanding the complex web of illicit arms movement.

The latest seizure of six mine-resistance all terrain vehicles (MATV) came three months after a Nigerian politician, Ibikunle Amosun, handed over weapons he had illegally stockpiled for several years to the police.

Mr Amosun kept the weapons for several years at Government House, Abeokuta, until his last day in office when he realised he would no longer enjoy immunity from arrest and prosecution.

The police have failed to arrest the former governor, now a serving senator, despite the widespread uproar and concerns amongst Nigerians that prosecuting Mr Amosun could serve as deterrence to other politicians involved in proliferation of deadly arms across the country.

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/348370-just-in-nigerian-soldiers-intercept-strange-military-equipment-in-adamawa.html/amp/

TOPCRUISE:
People like ibikunle amosun are the leading cause if insurgency in this country.

candelanetworks:
@OP what does Amosun have to do in this matter? I remember clearly when Amosun said he bought those weapons to help the police battle crimes in the state when he was governor. The police took some and other were stored in the government house under police protection. The IG and Commissioners of police were fully aware of the existence of such weapons. When he was leaving office he called on them to get the left over to prevent them being pilfered and used for criminal activities. Why didn't you report and challenge him then?

daddytime:
Don't be surprised this same Army in search of the owners or importers of these vehicles are the real owners, but due to zero cohesion and information dissemination within their ranks, they'd first embarrass themselves before the entire world.

Prechy08:
Why hand it over to customs, people that did not see this thing when it crossed our border.

jpphilips:



When a trained military refers to the Oshkosh ATV easily identified by civilians as "strange" then you understand why we are fighting Insurgency for 10years.
What is strange about the Oshkosh that recently replaced the Humvee?
Its probably being supplied to support a covert US special forces operations around there.
A country where nobody knows nothing.

Sundaygeorge:
Imagine Boko Haram now have more weapons than Nigerian army

Sundaygeorge:
Imagine Boko Haram now have more weapons than Nigerian army

decrownprince:
The Nigeria Army is not the real owner. I was among those that arrested it. Is in Maiha LGA of Adamawa State that the arrest was made and not in Fufore LGA. And it was arrested more than 3weeks. All those while we tried to confirm the real owner, but couldn't that why it was handed over to the Custom

PatrickOkunima:


Even if the police is poorly funded, arms and ammunition has never and will has never be their problem. Or have you ever heard the Nigerian police complain of lack of weapons? Other governors assist the police by providing other kinds of support, like vehicles. Everything is wrong with Nigeria, no wonder some people call it a zoo. Which ONSA will grant a governor permit to acquire automatic weapons? And even if they do, is the governor's house or office now an armory where armaments are kept? And I'm very sure Amosun is not the only one. Other governors have their own armories too.

daddytime:
Don't be surprised this same Army in search of the owners or importers of these vehicles are the real owners, but due to zero cohesion and information dissemination within their ranks, they'd first embarrass themselves before the entire world.

decrownprince:
The Nigeria Army is not the real owner. I was among those that arrested it. Is in Maiha LGA of Adamawa State that the arrest was made and not in Fufore LGA. And it was arrested more than 3weeks. All those while we tried to confirm the real owner, but couldn't that why it was handed over to the Custom

decrownprince:
It was not purchased by the military or State government. It was purchased by another Africa Country. And we waited for them to laid claim to it.

daddytime:
Don't be surprised this same Army in search of the owners or importers of these vehicles are the real owners, but due to zero cohesion and information dissemination within their ranks, they'd first embarrass themselves before the entire world.

pjc:
Only an insane person would expect to transport these machinery this way without interception from the numerous police, millitary & customs checkpoint.... But what do I know, Nigeria can take you by surprise sometimes.