Area Controller of the Tin-Can Island Command of the Service, BASHAR YUSUF, said on Tuesday that the seizure was perfected through intelligence which necessitated the segregation of the 1 x 20ft container to the Enforcement Unit for physical examination.
The Zonal Co-ordinator Zone ‘A’, ACG ABUE, M. N mni, who represented the Comptroller-General, also commended the controller for the spectacular seizure.
The Customs Area Controller gave the breakdown of the seizures as follows:
ONE HUNDRED (100) PIECES BLACK TORNADO SINGLE BARREL RIFLES.
SEVENTY-FIVE (75) PIECES SILVER MAGNUM SINGLE BARREL RIFLES.
FIFTY (50) PIECES OF ALTER PUMP ACTION RIFLES.
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN (215) PIECES BLACK SINGLE BARREL RIFLES.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR (164) PIECES OF RIFLE NOZZLE.
ONE HUNDRED AND THREE (103) PIECES OF ARMS GRIPS.
ONE HUNDRED AND TEN (110) PIECES OF TRIGGER.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN (113) PIECES OF ARM GUARD.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN (107) PIECES OF BRIDGE BLOCK.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO (122) PIECES OF ALLEN KEYS.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN (117) PIECES OF ASSEMBLE BUTT