The seizure was made around a border community of Bukuro axis in Baruten local government area of Kwara State while a suspect was arrested in connection with the seized illegal arms.
The customs area controller, Comptroller Hussaini Bello Ahmed disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the command’s activities in Ilorin, the state capital yesterday. Ahmed described the seizure as epic, adding that the large quantity of ammunition was packaged in 25 packs of 25 rounds each, and contained in 14 cartons.“Based on an intelligence report, the command intercepted a Peugeot 504 vehicle with registration number AP 448 AKD. On searching the vehicle, it was found to contain a large quantity of pump action cartridges suspected to be smuggled into the country.
It might also interest you to know that Arms and Ammunition is classified under schedule 4 of ABSOLUTE PROHIBITION LIST of the Common External Tariff of Nigeria Customs Service. “This epic seizure is very commendable at the backdrop of the heightened insecurity in the country. Should 3,620 rounds of live ammunition of this magnitude escape into the country and fall into wrong hands, the result will be appalling, devastating and disastrous,” he stated.
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