The Nigeria Customs Service have announced the seizure of ssorted arms, drones, and military equipment valued at ₦1.5 billion that were exported from Turkey to Lagos State.
Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, revealed this on Wednesday at the Murtala Muhammed Area Command of the Service.
Acting on intelligence from local and international partners, the Command deployed personnel to monitor all exit points around the airport on June 19, 2024.
“During the examination, an item was discovered and suspected to be part of a rifle from a console consignment with airway bill number 235-58737755, emanating from Turkey,” he said.
“Consequently, the entire consignment was isolated for thorough examination. At the end of the examination, it was established that 4 packages were used to conceal 55 pieces of unassembled Jojef magnum (Tomahawk) semi-automatic shotgun. The unassembled rifles were concealed using shower faucet. The Duty Paid Value of these illicit arms is ₦270, 888, 109.29.”
The Customs boss also put the value of military and paramilitary accoutrements improperly imported at ₦1.29bn, with the total value of the item put at ₦1.5bn.
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