🚨 How e happen:
Customs officers dey patrol bush path near Ilara, Ogun State, when dem block one Nissan Almera wey dey carry contraband. Inside the motor, dem find 15 rifles (14 JOJEF Magnum semi-automatic from Italy and one Mossberg pump-action from US) plus 4,841 rounds of live ammunition.
The smugglers hide the guns inside second-hand clothes and cartons of spaghetti. As officers stop the motor, the driver and passenger abandon am run comot for bush.
Another operation happen August 9, 2025, along Akure-Ore road for Ondo State. There, Customs stop one Volkswagen Sprinter bus wey hide two industrial drones inside wooden box. One suspect dey custody now.
🛑 Why e matter:
Shuaibu talk say anybody wey import arms, bullets or drones without End User Certificate from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) dey break Nigeria security law.
According to am:
“These seizures show say Nigeria Customs Service dey serious under Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi to stop smugglers and protect our borders from non-state actors.”
He hail him officers for the bravery and intelligence wey make the operation succeed, and he beg Nigerians make dem report any suspicious waka for their area.
He also confirm say the seized weapons go land for National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) for more investigation and prosecution.
