Onne, NIGERIA —
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the interception of nine containers bearing offensive items, including arms, ammunition, illicit drugs and second hand clothings with total duty paid value of N13.915 billion.
Comptroller-General of NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Onne, River State, said one of the containers, a 40-footer with numbers: MAEU165396 originated from Turkey. Adeniyi said the said container became a subject of interest for the Nigeria Customs Service based on the number of risk factors associated with its importation.
According to Adeniyi, thorough examination of the container revealed the following alarming contents: Eight Hundred and Forty-Four (844) units of rifles One Hundred and Twelve Thousand, Five Hundred (112,500) pieces of live ammunition..
“The breakdown is as follows: 764 units of Tomahawk Jojef Magnum Black Pump Action Rifles 10 units of VC Verney Caron Gunmakers Jojef Magnum Silver Pump Action Rifles50 units of VC Verney Caron Gunmaker Double Barrel Rifles 20 units of VC Verney Caron Gunmaker Single Barrel Rifles Exclusive Series, Sterling High-Quality Live Ammunition 34g – 25 Plastic Shotgun Shells (70MM).”...
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NCS announces the interception of 9 containers bearing arms, ammunition, illicit drugs and second hand clothings with total duty paid value of N13.915 billion
Published (Updated) on Tuesday, July 2, 2024
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