Customs seizes 204 pump-action rifles concealed in household goods at TinCan Port
He recalled that the Comptroller-General, Adeniyi, had during a working to the Tin Can Island Port Command on August 18 disclosed the earlier interception of firearm components, which were subsequently assembled into 399 pump-action rifles and handed over to the The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
Speaking at the press briefing on the latest seizure, the Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, Enforcement, Investigation and Inspection, DCG Timi Bomodi, said the 204 rifles were discovered after intelligence prompted the physical examination of the container.
By Efe Onodjae Barely three weeks after the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted a consignment of knocked-down pump-action rifle components and cannabis-infused snacks at the Tin Can Island Port, the Service has again uncovered arms shipment at the port, seizing 204 pump-action rifles concealed among household goods.
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