The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 1,100 firearms that were being smuggled in from Turkey at the Tin-Can Island Port, Lagos.
Joseph Attah, the agency’s spokesperson revealed this recently.
He said, “We have seized 1,100 weapons at Lagos port. They came from Turkey. Investigation has commenced. A customs officer, who is a suspect has been arrested. A clerk there (at the Tin-Can Island command) has been arrested as well.”
The firearms were loaded into a 20 foot container before they were shipped into the country.
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