Kuwait Times

Nigerian officials seize illegal arms shipment

- LAGOS:

Nigeria said yesterday it had intercepte­d an illegal cache of arms at the port in Lagos, five months after a similar seizure in the city, a spokesman said. “Following intelligen­ce reports, our operatives on Monday inspected a 40-foot container at the Tin Can port in Apapa, Lagos, and found 440 pieces of assorted pump action rifles and other accessorie­s of the guns,” said Joseph Attah. The consignmen­t originated in Turkey and was covered with plaster of Paris to try to avoid detection, he added. One suspect was arrested and investigat­ions were under way to determine the intended recipient of the illegal shipment, Attah said. In January, customs officers intercepte­d a truck carrying 661 illegal pump action rifles along a road in Apapa-after it had been cleared at the port. Three customs officers who handled the clearing were taken into custody. Nigeria is facing a series of security threats across the country, including Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast and militants who have targeted oil and gas infrastruc­ture in the south.

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