The container marked CMAU189817/8 was said to have been discovered after the Customs Area Controller of the Command, Bashir Yusuf, ordered a detailed profiling of the importer of the 1,100 rifles intercepted last week.

A source within the command noted that the container of arms seized on Tuesday and the container seized before that are owned by the same importer.

“After a detailed profiling of the importer ordered by the Area Controller, it was discovered that he still has another container inside the port, so they fished it out,” a source within the Ports told newsmen.

The source, who witnessed the examination of the container, also told newsmen that the rifles were concealed with small connecting pipes.

Tuesday’s seizure is the third in the series of containers loads of arms seizure at the Tin Can port alone and fourth in the country within the last eight months.

The National Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Joseph Attah, has however refused to confirm the development to newsmen but merely said that a container was suspected and it had yet to be examined to know its content.

“Let’s not speculate about arms please. A container is being suspected and examination will reveal whatever is inside,” he said.

Similarly, the public relations officer of the Tin Can Island command of the NCS, Uche Ejesieme, said that the container was still being profiled to determine its content.

“Nobody can stampede us into confirming something that is not true. The container is still being profiled to know what is inside. After this is done, we will invite the media as we have done in previous times.”


Source: https://www.amore.ng/customs-intercepts-another-trailer-load-of-rifles/

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