[size=13pt]Customs intercepts 40-ft container of explosives at Lagos port[/size]

•Soldiers arrest another man with bomb items in Port Harcourt

Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, Tin-can Island Command yesterday impounded a 40-ft container suspected to be loaded with explosives. The container was seized by Customs officers at Five Star Logistic Terminal, Tin-Can Island port, Lagos.The container with serial number KK FU7662007 was said to have been shipped into the country by an importer who was at large with his clearing agents.

The items in the container, were said to have been declared by the importer as children toys, rechargeable lamps and lanterns.The name of a governor in the South-East was written on some of the cartons containing the items. An intelligence source told The Nation that some senior officials of the command swooped on the terminal after a tip off to the effect that a suspicious cargo had been brought into the country from China.

The discovery was made a few weeks after the command intercepted a sack loaded with United States of America (USA) dollars. Speaking with reporters at the scene of the incident yesterday, the Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Ekpowei Edike said the shipment was successfully tracked by his officers and men after a re-invigoration exercise embarked upon by the Comptroller General of Customs, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko.

Intense surveillance of the Customs High Command, he said, had paid off in form of the physical examination his officers conducted on the container, which led to the discovery and seizure of the explosive items. He said investigation had revealed that a large quantity of dangerous items suspected to be explosives were found inside the container.
‘’The quantity is frightening and the methods adopted in its concealment paints a horrendous picture of how dangerous the items could be if they found their ways into the public,’’ Edike said.

The Customs chief assured that investigations were ongoing and that those who were involved in the illegal importation of the dangerous items would not go scot free.
Edike also commended customs officers and men of the command who spent days and nights on the field in making the seizure a success. The affected governor could not be reached for comments at press time, as he was said to have travelled abroad. Efforts made to get his media aides for comment also yielded no result.

In a related development, Eagle-eyed soldiers keeping sentry at the gate of the 2 Amphibious Brigade, Bori Camp, Port Harcourt yesterday arrested a middle-aged man with materials suspected to be explosives. The man, whose identity had not been disclosed at press time, was trying to drive into Bori Camp through its Aba road main gate at about 1 pm when the soldiers who were on duty fished him out.

The Army Public Relations Officer, Lt-Col Aminu Iliayasu, who confirmed the arrest, also said that the “man was arrested with items suspected could be used to do something harmful.”Iliayasu also said the man was in the custody of the army while investigation continued.


http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/20685-customs-intercepts-40-ft-container-of-explosives-at-lagos-port.html

Key word "suspected" which means they are not sure

although this is bad, does this mean SE governors too as importing weapons ? For what ?

the northern governors too did the same sometimes last year. hmmm food for though


don't know what governors would be using explosives for if not they are supporting a terrorist group of some sort

Let the tribal bashing begin hahahaha

i am trying to move a motion, lets support a NAIRALANDER FOR PRESIDENCY!!!!!!!!!!!!

let it be done,

lol you should have seen they way the custom guys were handling the 'bombs' on TV, they just dey handle the packages like spare parts, in fact i wont be surprised if they later declare it as spare parts, they were busy showing themselves, passing it around


At first they were fighting with the police on who will take charge

Key word "suspected" which means they are not sure

although this is bad, does this mean SE governors too as importing weapons ? For what ?

the northern governors too did the same sometimes last year. hmmm food for though


don't know what governors would be using explosives for if not they are supporting a terrorist group of some sort

I hope your not referiing to the iintercepted container from iran? Cuz they claimed their thing!

Nobody is commenting because a governor from the south east is mentioned.hypocracy in the nairaland.

Igbo Kwenu !!
And u think ibo people wana carry last? Never.

Al_harem words ar not enogh 2 qualify U. U realy suc.kk. U ar poisn 2 NL.
Hw can U xpect an importer of xplosivs 2 boldly advetise his names on his packge 4 all 2 savour?

Imagine d custom topshot being more concerned with protecting "customs area",dan addressing d main issue of d bombs.In typical nigerian tales by moonlight,am expecting dere to b a twist to dis tale dan d glory seeking exercise displayed by d customs y/day.From wat I saw y/day,I dnt av confidence dt dey know wat dey are doing,incompetence was glaring frm all d actions of y/day

playah P:

i am trying to move a motion, lets support a NAIRALANDER FOR PRESIDENCY!!!!!!!!!!!!

a "non-tribalist NL-der"

^^^^^^^^ Do you have anyone in mind

Onyocha:

so when would the Presidet sack that governor,put him under arrest and replace him with an army officer? the south east states are already scattered and uncontrollable,from armed robbery to ritual killing to kidnapping.

we look forward for the president to take action!

this man are you sure your mother B.r.e.a.s.t feed you as a child? mugu armed robber and kidnapping are you out of your brain cells when was the last time somebody got kidnapped in SE and osun state bank robbers those ones are not real abi? and no governor in SE will be sacked.You bloody dumb dumb only in a Zap up country like Nigeria, i will not be surpise if your region will become one of the early casualties of a fragmented Nigeria in the very near future.

Al_harem words ar not enogh 2 qualify U. U realy suc.kk. U ar poisn 2 NL.
Hw can U xpect an importer of xplosivs 2 boldly advetise his names on his packge 4 all 2 savour?

Don't mind him. Adults with kiddies mind

The container go soon disappear

north mek una wait we go soon reply una.more xplosives on the way.

Lets see what happens

Explosive materials will not just explode. It has to be wired up first, so it could be handled as seen on TV.
'Mysteries' of crime are not so mysterious, criminals observe things that one will generally overlook to operate.
I pray God will utterly uproot all forms of terrorism in Nigeria in Jesus name. Amen.

strangest:

^^^^^^^^ Do you have anyone in mind

i do have someone in mind, how about 190

this customs officials are not clever at all why intercepting the explosive at the early stage,cant they wait for the suspect to turn up and they fink they can handle boko haram. I even wonder how authentic in arrest those boko haram suspects i mean how are they sure that they are terrorist

mathskill:

Nobody is commenting because a governor from the south east is mentioned.hypocracy in the nairaland.

We all know the true owner of the explosive and where is heading to. i just thank God the North didn't succeed on the importation. some people are just trying to break-up the country before the predicted 2015.

is it 4 sale

Becos i neèd some bomb

This doesn't sound good for Nigeria in a time like this.

Custom this custom dat.
Its a general security course.
If security is tight at d port, wat of d borders?
At least 500 smuggled vehicles get into ds country weekly.
Custom n oda security agents are aware of this! I think somtin serious has 2 be done here cos its an avenue to bring in ds contrabanns.

mathskill:

Nobody is commenting because a governor from the south east is mentioned.hypocracy in the nairaland.

Do you think that a Governor will import a 40-ft container of explosives and boldly writes his name on the items?, everything goes in china, u can put any name u want on your goods.What stops them from mentioning the name of the Governor?,atimes they wrote nonsense just to sale there newspapers.[quote][/quote]

PROPERGANDER, PROPERGANDER, PROPERGANDER'""

Dis country we cant stop using propergander to take away the attention of the citizens of dis country.and i dont know why we easilly fall to this properpander.

firstly,the container was "suspected" meaning not fully confirmed/ not sure of the contents

secondly with the name of a governor from south - east.laughhhhhh.how on earth do you think dat an importer trying to import some harmful products to his dear country will allow his name on the product talk more of the cartoon,thus a governor.we should all wake up from sleep abeg.

Remember.
immediatly,Gluck was sworn in.the Propergander was Bankole dis,Bankole dat,Pls where is Bankole now?
followed by bomb dis, bomb dat, and now,
pls we should use dis time to talk more important issues on how to better dis country both technological and otherwise.lets wake up nigerians.

nekkynancy:

PROPERGANDER, PROPERGANDER, PROPERGANDER'""

Dis country we cant stop using propergander to take away the attention of the citizens of dis country.and i dont know why we easilly fall to this properpander.

firstly,the container was "suspected" meaning not fully confirmed/ not sure of the contents

secondly with the name of a governor from south - east.laughhhhhh.how on earth do you think dat an importer trying to import some harmful products to his dear country will allow his name on the product talk more of the cartoon,thus a governor.we should all wake up from sleep abeg.

Remember.
immediatly,Gluck was sworn in.the Propergander was Bankole dis,Bankole dat,Pls where is Bankole now?
followed by bomb dis, bomb dat, and now,
pls we should use dis time to talk more important issues on how to better dis country both technological and otherwise.lets wake up nigerians.

Gbamm

The Customs chief assured that investigations were ongoing and that those who were involved in the illegal importation of the dangerous items would not go scot free

i always see this sentence in any case like this!