THE Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, displayed the intercepted weapons and drugs, saying they had come from Turkey.
Mr Adeniyi said the weapons and drugs were concealed in used clothing, popularly known as Okrika, reported Politics Nigeria of Lagos.
The weapons, according to the command, were discovered at the Onne Port inside a vehicle shipped into the country from the United States of America.
Conducting journalists around the seized containers, the Area Controller, Baba Imam, said the weapons were declared as household items and concealed inside the vehicle.
According to Mr Imam, others banned items seized by the customs include used clothes, used vehicles cannabis, codeine among others.
'We have briefed you about pistol and 100 pieces of live ammunition brought in a container coming from United States purported to be a household effects. In the course of examination our operatives were instrumental to sighting and discovering this piece of armament and then the ammunition,' he said.
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Mr Adeniyi said the weapons and drugs were concealed in used clothing, popularly known as Okrika, reported Politics Nigeria of Lagos.
The weapons, according to the command, were discovered at the Onne Port inside a vehicle shipped into the country from the United States of America.
Conducting journalists around the seized containers, the Area Controller, Baba Imam, said the weapons were declared as household items and concealed inside the vehicle.
According to Mr Imam, others banned items seized by the customs include used clothes, used vehicles cannabis, codeine among others.
'We have briefed you about pistol and 100 pieces of live ammunition brought in a container coming from United States purported to be a household effects. In the course of examination our operatives were instrumental to sighting and discovering this piece of armament and then the ammunition,' he said.
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