Customs intercepts Container loaded with 1100 Rifles at Apapa Port

 The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a container loaded with 1,100 riffles at Tin Can port, Apapa, Lagos state, marking the third seizure within eight months.

It would be recalled that the Tin Can command had previously intercepted no fewer than 1,101 pump action riffles in two different operations at the port.
The Controller-General, NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), announced the seizure during a visit to Tin Can port on Monday, disclosed that the riffles were discovered in a 20-feet container with number GESU2555208, which was not previously listed for the day examination before been intercepted by NCS intelligence unit.