CUSTOMS: ARMS CACHE IMPOUNDED
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| HAMEED ALI, CUSTOMS BOSS |
With its determination to combat smuggling of prohibited products,
especially arms and ammunitions into the country through the nation’s ports and
borders, the Nigeria Customs Service has commenced investigations as to how 661
Pump Action rifles were imported into the country.
Following the commencement of investigations, two senior officers
of the Nigeria Customs Service has declared wanted.
The wanted officers are Abdulahi, I, an assistant superintendent
of xcustoms (ASC), with service number 44483 and ACIC Odiba Inah, with service
number 133386.
An alert issued on Tuesday evening by the Deputy
Comptroller General, Enforcement, Investigation and Inspection, Dan Ugo,
requested that the officers should be arrested wherever they are seen and taken
to the nearest customs formation.
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, had on Monday said that the Federal Operations Unit, while on
patrol, intercepted a Mark truck with registration number BUG 265 XG conveying
a 40ft container with number; PONU/825914/3 along Mile 2 Apapa Road, Lagos.
The
comptroller-general explained that the truck was immediately taken to F.O.U.
premises for physical examination and 49 boxes containing 661 pieces of pump
action rifles concealed with steel doors were revealed.
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