The Nigeria Customs Service on Monday paraded a consignment of arms ammunition in Rivers State.
Theliberationnews reports that the ammunition was sent from Turkey.
The customs said the assorted weapons were worth over N13.9bn.
Speaking at the Onne Port in Rivers State, the Controller-General, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed that the 40-foot container with registration number MAEU165396 arrived from Türkiye.
He said the customs monitored the entire process until the container was intercepted in Rivers
He said the service seized the container when the importer attempted to circumvent protocol.
He stated on inspection, it was found loaded with 844 units of rifles and 112,500 pieces of live ammunition.
More details later…
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