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Nigerian Customs allegedly uncovers another 475 arms in Apapa

Nigerian Customs allegedly uncovers another 475 arms in Apapa 

A container suspected of containing another weapons cache imported from Turkey would have been discovered on Tuesday, September 19, by the Island Island Command Island of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). The discovery comes a week after the command intercepted a 20 foot container loaded with 1,100 pump action rifles. The container numbered, CMAU189817 / 8 is believed to contain about 475 sets of bomb action rifles, the Sun reports. It is also believed that the last container belongs to the importer of the 1,100 pumping action rifles that were recently captured in Lagos. This is the fourth interception this year. On March 10, 2017, 661 bomb action rifles were intercepted by Customs. On May 23, 440 pumping rifles were intercepted. On September 11, another set of bomb-action rifles were intercepted. All articles are said to have come from Turkey. Nigerian Customs allegedly discovers another 475 guns in Apapa Aanu .
A container suspected of containing some 475 sets of bomb-action rifles was reportedly discovered in Lagos The latest container is believed to belong to the importer of the 1,100 bomb-action rifles that was recently seized in Lagos This is the fourth intercept of this year and is said to have all been imported from Turkey. A container suspected of containing another cache of weapons imported from Turkey allegedly discovered by Tin Tin Island Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday, September 19. The discovery comes a week after the order inter cepted a 20 foot container loaded with 1,100 pump action rifles. The container numbered, CMAU189817 / 8 is believed to contain about 475 sets of bomb action rifles, the Sun reports. It is also believed that the last container belongs to the importer of the 1,100 pumping action rifles that were recently captured in Lagos. This is the fourth interception this year. On March 10, 2017, 661 bomb action rifles were intercepted by Customs. On May 23, 440 pumping rifles were intercepted. On September 11, another set of bomb-action rifles were intercepted. All articles are said to have come from Turkey. "The container is owned by the same importer of the 1,100 guns.After a detailed profile of the importer ordered by the area controller, it was discovered that it still has another container inside the port. but I do not know why they hide the identity of the importer, "a source told The Sun. But when contacted, the service's public relations official, Joseph Attah, said a container was suspected and has not been examined to find out what is inside.

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