The Nigeria
Customs has explained why it had not prosecuted those arrested for their
involvement in the importation of 49 boxes of 661 pump-action rifles, stating
that the
service had yet to conclude investigations into the matter.
“They are
facing investigations already. It is only when investigations are completed
that appropriate actions can be taken.
“All those
concerned with the importation of the rifles are currently under
investigations. And when the investigations are completed, the findings of the
investigations will determine further action.”
The Assistant
Comptroller and acting spokesman for the NCS, Joseph Attah, told Punch during a
phone interview that action would be taken as appropriate.
The Federal
Operations Unit, Zone A of the NCS had, on January 30, intercepted the 40-foot
container containing the rifles along the Mile 2 — Apapa Road in Lagos.
The FOU
officials were said to have discovered that although the manifest said the
container had “steel doors and other merchandise goods,” boxes of the weapons
were concealed in the container.
The rifles
tagged, ‘JOJEFF made in Italy,’ could take 10 cartridges and wreak a lot of
havoc.
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