The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Custom Service, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) confirming the news said the guns were seizure fearfully concealed in a 1×20 ft container and discovered by officers who were carrying out 100% examination of the container.
He also revealed that the syndicate that specialises in smuggling weapons into the country have been nabbed.
The weapons were brought from Turkey and concealed inside a container which Bill of Laden indicated it was conveying wash hand basins. .
Controller General of Customs, Col. Ahmeed Alli, disclosed that, already, a Customs officer suspected to have cut the seal of the container without following due process, as well as a clerk at the command had been arrested in connection with the discovery.
