Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to Tin Can Island Command on Friday intercepted a 1x40ft container carrying arms.

It was learnt that the owner of the container had allegedly declared its content as plasma televisions.

It was also learnt that customs officers at the command late discovered it to contain cartons of guns.

A source told our correspondent that the consignment was sublet to a clearing agent by another, fueling suspicion that the agent must be aware of the content.

The Public Relations Officer of the Tin Can Customs, Mr Uche Ejesieme, confirmed the development, saying that the container of guns was discovered during a routine examination at terminal B2 (Vehicle) of the TICT.

“The officers intercepted a container loaded with weapons, but as we speak, what we have done as a command is that we have written to the terminal to evacuate the container immediately to enforcement unit for 100 per cent examination so that we can actually ascertain the quantity and other relevant information.

“So, as we speak, we expect the terminal to evacuate the container to the enforcement unit where we intend to strip it, and the quantity, names of people involved and other further information would be available,” he said.

He added that, in line with service protocol, the command would inform the Customs high command in Abuja after the container had been thoroughly examined at the enforcement unit of the command.

“This is why we have not issued an official statement regarding the seizure.

“As we speak, we do not have full details of who is behind the import, country of import and the model of guns.

“All these will be made known at the end of investigations,” he added.

The customs, however, vowed to trace the matter to its very roots and apprehend those in connection.

“Most times, the suspect you see is those freight forwarders and agents coming for examination, but we are more interested in getting to the importer and everyone involved in that criminal importation to nip it in the bud,” he assured.

Abdul05:
flesh flesh eaters another civil war

Abdul05:
flesh flesh eaters another civil war

Fasindo:





2023 election at the corner.


The gun should be shared to sane people in Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara and other northern states to use protect themselves instead of being confiscated.

I would appreciate if custom give me one of the metals

Kucoin:



This guys are yet to brief us about the owners of all those ones they have being confiscating. There is nothing new here; the story of the pump reffle they once intercepted has died a natural death, same fate will befall this after the heat died off.

We're only bother about all the ones that were successfully smuggle unnoticed.

Kucoin:



This guys are yet to brief us about the owners of all those ones they have being confiscating. There is nothing new here; the story of the pump reffle they once intercepted has died a natural death, same fate will befall this after the heat died off.

We're only bother about all the ones that were successfully smuggle unnoticed.

gambia:
In as much the owners of this things are not made known to the public then this news is irrelevant.

Abdul05:
flesh flesh eaters another civil war

Lattop:
I was in the said terminal when it happened yesterday evening, the agent in charge of the Container on hearing the information just stylishly ran out of the terminal.
The container was padlocked immediately by the Customs