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The Nigeria Customs Service, NSC, has handed over various arms and ammunition smuggled into the country that it intercepted from the Lagos airport.<\/p>\n
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, stated that some of the importers of the assault weapons have been convicted while other cases are still undergoing court process.<\/p>\n
He stated this on Thursday while handing over a total of 1,599 assorted arms and 2, 298 live cartridges to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, NCCSALW<\/p>\n
Adeniyi disclosed that 11 suspects connected to the arms trafficking network were also handed over for further investigation and possible prosecution.<\/p>\n
According to him, the Nigeria Customs Service has reinforced its core mandate of protecting the nation\u2019s borders through targeted anti-smuggling operations and precise intelligence-driven interventions.<\/p>\n
The CG noted that the NCS has played a frontline role in maintaining national security by intercepting illegal arms and ammunition.<\/p>\n
On his part, the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, commended the collaborative efforts between Customs and other arms-bearing agencies.<\/p>\n
The NCCSALW Director General, Johnson Kokumo, who represented the NSA, reiterated the government\u2019s commitment to preventing the circulation of illicit arms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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