Customs reveal owners of arms impounded at the Tin Can Island port
The Nigerian Customs Service on Thursday, September 21, named Great James Oil and Gas Ltd as the importer of the 470-gauge cargo that was seized in the port of Tin Can Island last week. According to the Daily Trust investigation, three people with residences in Abuja and Lagos own the company mentioned in the illegal importation of arms. Customs chief Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd) said Great James Oil and Gas Ltd used a vessel, AVS Arkas Africa, to transport the weapons to Nigeria but did not name the owners of the company. Ayogu Cyril, Ayogu Kelvin and Ayogu Great James registered the oil company as their directors on July 20, 2011 with RC 968675. The investigation also showed that the three directors used residential addresses in the Kaura District of the Federal Capital Territory and Bariga in Lagos, respectively, to register the business. Cyril and Great James gave the address of a residential apartment, Suite 4, 4th Avenue, Prince and Princess Estate in the Kaura District, Abuja, while Kelvin gave the address of a residential apartment in the street No. 25. Customs owners owning illegally imported weapons in the country Advertise with us Customs reveal confiscated gun owners at Tin Can Island. Customs Service has appointed the importer of weapons that was seized in the port of Tin Can Island - A research report called Great James Oil and Gas Ltd as the importer of the weapons - The command of Tin-Can Island of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) had intercepted 2,671 illegally imported rifles in Nigeria from Turkey The Nigerian Customs Service on Thursday, September 21, named Great James Oil and Gas Ltd as the importer of the cargo of 470 guns that was seized in the port of Tin Can Island last week. According to the Daily Trust investigation, three people with residences in Abuja and Lagos own the company mentioned in the illegal importation of arms. Customs chief Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd) said that Great James Oil and Gas Ltd used a vessel, AVS Arkas Africa, to transport the weapons to Nigeria, but did not name the owners of the company. However Ayogu Cyril, Ayogu Kelvin and Ayogu Great James registered the oil company as their directors on July 20, 2011 with RC 968675. The investigation also showed that the three directors used the residential addresses in the Kaura District of the Territory of the Federal Capital and the Bariga area in Lagos, respectively, to register the business. Cyril and Great James gave the address of a residential apartment, Suite 4, 4th Avenue, Prince and Princess Estate in the Kaura District, Abuja, while Kelvin gave the address of a residential apartment in Bariga Street No. 25. When Daily Trust visited the address in Abuja, a guard informed them that the male occupant was at home with his wife, but rejected the request to speak with his employer, claiming that his boss expected no visitors. A vehicle was spotted alo parked in front of the building. Another male guard denied the knowledge of the aforementioned oil and gas company or the occupant's liaison. He later came in and returned with an answer, saying that his boss was equally unaware of the signature said. Other people in the area said they had no knowledge of what the occupant was doing for a living, and while others doubted whether he had a company called Great James Oil and Gas Ltd. At the address given as Kelvin's residence, located in the number 25, Bariga Road, in the local development area of Bariga of Lagos State is a brown matter of one floor of six three-bedroom apartments. The report also showed that the building is mainly residential.
All but one of the tenants were out when our correspondent visited yesterday. A talk with the only person, who would not give his name, said that Kelvin really lived there, but had gone home about two years ago. He said he did not know the address of Kelvin's current residence. On Thursday, CG Customs said the firm used the elbow plumbing plastic it declared on the bill of lading to trick officials into concealed weapons. He said the 470 weapons were found after officers had subjected the 20-foot container No. CMAU189817 / 8 to the 100 percent examination. Hameed Ali said his agency and other security teams were investigating the reasons for the massive import of weapons into the country. NAIJ.com reported that the Turkish ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Çakıl, was summoned by the Nigerian government after the illicit shipment of arms. The meeting between Ambassador Çakıl and representatives of the Nigerian government was held on Friday, 22 September. The customs chief made the disclosure after the Tin-Can Island Custom Command intercepted another 2,671 illegally imported Turkey rifles from Nigeria.
All but one of the tenants were out when our correspondent visited yesterday. A talk with the only person, who would not give his name, said that Kelvin really lived there, but had gone home about two years ago. He said he did not know the address of Kelvin's current residence. On Thursday, CG Customs said the firm used the elbow plumbing plastic it declared on the bill of lading to trick officials into concealed weapons. He said the 470 weapons were found after officers had subjected the 20-foot container No. CMAU189817 / 8 to the 100 percent examination. Hameed Ali said his agency and other security teams were investigating the reasons for the massive import of weapons into the country. NAIJ.com reported that the Turkish ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Çakıl, was summoned by the Nigerian government after the illicit shipment of arms. The meeting between Ambassador Çakıl and representatives of the Nigerian government was held on Friday, 22 September. The customs chief made the disclosure after the Tin-Can Island Custom Command intercepted another 2,671 illegally imported Turkey rifles from Nigeria.
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