Nigeria Customs Service Seizes 844 Rifles & 112,500 Rounds of Ammunition At Onne Port

Nigeria Customs Service Seizes 844 Rifles & 112,500 Rounds of Ammunition At Onne Port
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) seized substantial arms and ammunition in the Port Harcourt Area II Command in Onne, Rivers State.

Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of Customs, revealed at a press conference on July 1, 2024, that the haul included 844 rifles and 112,500 rounds of live ammunition hidden in a shipment from Turkey.

On June 21, 2024, customs inspectors searched a suspicious 1×40-foot container based on credible intelligence and discovered...

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