Nigeria Customs Service Discovers And Confiscates 1,100 Rifles At Tin-Can Island Port

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Tin-Can Island Command, has intercepted a 20 foot container bearing 49 boxes containing 1,100 pump action rifles. Customs have confiscated the container and confirmed the arms have been illegally imported from Turkey.Colonel Hameed Ali (Rtd.), the comptroller general of the Customs Service, said the discovery was made on 6 September during a routine check of containers at the Tincan Island harbour. Talking to the media today he said the container had been registered as carrying “hand wash basins”. Mr Ali told reporters that two people had been arrested in the operation.Photo Credit: Getty

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