The Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) has intercepted a 40-foot container loaded with various categories of arms and nine additional containers filled with codeine at Onne Port in Rivers State.
This significant seizure was announced by the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, who displayed the intercepted weapons and drugs to journalists at Onne, Rivers State, on Monday.
According to Adeniyi, the weapons were brought into the country from Turkey and were concealed within shipments of fairly used clothes.
The discovery underscores ongoing concerns about illegal arms smuggling and drug trafficking in Nigeria, highlighting the importance of vigilant customs operations.
Further details on the seizure and subsequent actions by the NCS are expected to be provided in due course.
