The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted arms and ammunition as well as military equipment hidden in two cars imported from U.S.
The Customs Area Comptroller of the command, Comptroller Yusuf Bashar, made the disclosure yesterday in Lagos.
Bashar said that no suspect had yet been arrested because the seizures were just coming out of the vehicle.
He said that the seizures were isolated, adding that the command would conduct further investigation to discover the owner of the consignments.
The comptroller said that a suspect was arrested in connection with the consignments containing military ammunition, adding that Customs officers had intercepted the container since Nov. 29 and examined it in Nov. 30.
He said that investigation of the container was ongoing to get more details and that was why the news conference was delayed.
Bashar warned travelers who usually used the opportunity of personal effects to bring ammunition and unwanted items to desist, adding that it was endangering the society.
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