We paid DSS, others N1m to clear 661 guns, suspect alleges
Published February 19, 2018


Oladimeji Ramon
The trial of five men who were charged with illegal importation of 661 pump-action guns continued on Monday, with the first defendant, Mahmud Hassan, alleging that the gang paid N1m to security agents to smuggle in the gun consignment at Apapa Port, Lagos.
Hassan made the allegation in a video played in court on Monday by the prosecution.


The video was played in a trial-within-trial to test the voluntariness of the statement made by Hassan while in the custody of the Department of State Services.
Hassan’s lawyer, Yakubu Galadima had, at the previous hearing, opposed the move by the prosecution to tender his client’s statement as an exhibit, contending that he was tortured to make the statement.
Justice Ayokunle Faji had then ordered a trial-within-trial to test the voluntariness of the statement.
At the Monday proceedings, the prosecution played a video of how Hassan was interrogated by DSS operatives.
The clip indicated that the interrogation was conducted on March 27, 2017, between 2 pm and 2.45 pm.
The prosecution tendered the video clip in court through a DSS operative, Jaiye Emmanuel.
The video captured Hassan as saying while being quizzed that, “I gave N1m to facilitate the moving of the container out of the port, but it is not because of the guns,”



When Mamadu was asked how the N1m was shared among security agencies, the defendant said, “The examiners were given N200,000, C.I.O. N100,000, enforcement N200,000; police, SSS, between N20,000, N25,000, and N30,000; the toll gates, N200,000, exit gate, N20,000, and final gate, N50,000.”
The clip also captured Hassan telling his interrogators that he first billed the owner of the consignment N3.8m when he was first told that the container contained steel doors, but raised the cost of clearing the consignment to N4m when he was told that the consignment included 661 pump-action guns.

Hassan is standing trial alongside Oscar Okafor, Donatus Achinulo, Matthew Okoye, said to be at large, and Salihu Danjuma.
They were arraigned by the Federal Government on June 14, 2017 for allegedly importing 661 pump-action rifles into the country without lawful authority.
In the eight charges pressed against the defendants, the Attorney General of the Federation said the defendants brought 661 pump-action rifles into the country from Turkey through the Apapa Port in Lagos, using a 40-feet container, which they falsely claimed contained steel doors.

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Why use this ugly face anytime its news about DSS. His nose though.

oPPOSEE:
Why use this ugly face anytime its news about DSS. His nose though.

Na person papa naaa...the son fit dey NL you wan make them target you

oPPOSEE:
Why use this ugly face anytime its news about DSS. His nose though.

Still trying to find what you said is wrong with the nose.

when psycho's run a govt....

Hmmm . . .

oPPOSEE:
Why use this ugly face anytime its news about DSS. His nose though.

I learnt that guy might even be dead or missing.

One of the reasons Boko haram are growing wings day by day.

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Only God knows how many containers of arms made it out of the port without any arrest!

We have weak laws against our security personels,nothing stop the govt from arresting all those security men manned duty,during all the procedural and processing that lead to the exit of that container.

We are much concerned about the reasons behind such importation

If you have watched 24 you will understand how Corruption can literally destroy an entire nation. Truly government must develop a sort of internal investigation of security establishment overseeing critical areas.

the security agents have always been supplying these terrorist arms including bokoharam and Fulani herdsmen.
Later they will accuse peaceful biafrans of being behind the import from turkey.

Ok

.na wa o...

corruption everywhere

Corruption is really endemic in this part of the world.

Hypocritical Daura Secret Service!

#end DSS

madridguy:
One of the reasons Boko haram are growing wings day by day.

Am telling you. They are really growing daily while the media lie to Nigeria.

We've always known..... Everywhere in 9ja has been compromised!

Who does not know that the DSS, police, Army, Customs etc are all part of these dangerous syndicates that import dangerous things into the country? They collect their bribe and look the other way.

oPPOSEE:
Why use this ugly face anytime its news about DSS. His nose though.

take it from me,that man looks better than you

na wah..

Sigh Barber

I no tell you

Buhari and his brothers are classic thieves