BEVERLY HILLS, July 10, (THEWILL) – The Minna command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed that it intercepted a truck load of 200,000 live ammunition.
This was disclosed by Benjamin Binga, the comptroller, who disclosed this said the Onitsha-bound truck was intercepted along the Wawa-Babana border on its way into the country from Benin Republic.
He said Bukari Dauda, the driver, and Martin Anokwara, the owner of the cartridges, were apprehended along with the consignment when the vehicle, an Iveco Truck with Lagos registration number AKD 904 XE was intercepted.
Binga also stated that the truck on the surface was supposed to be carrying over 100 empty gerry cans but after thorough search by men of the command, a false bottom which was used to hide the cartridges was discovered.
“The checking was not from tip off, it was just out of sheer curiosity that my men decided to do a thorough checking and discovered that unlike other bottoms of trucks, this one had nuts and on removing the nuts, they discovered it was a false bottom which revealed the cartridges,” he said.
“The cartridges are numbering thousands, it would take us hours to count it.
“We are now working to establish what the cartridges are really meant for and who sent them to bring it into the country.”
