The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has just discovered a container filled with fire-arms at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos.
The Customs are yet to reveal details of the importer or agent as at Tuesday afternoon, but the Customs Public Relations Officer at the Tin Can Island Port, Mr. Uche Ejiseme confirmed this to journalists, adding that “more details would be made public later”
A reliable source at the Port revealed that the container was found at the Ports and Cargo Terminal of the Tin Can Island Ports.
“As I speak to you, they’ve ordered everyone to go out of the terminal and they have locked up everywhere,” the source said.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is hosting a 3-day conference of African Director Generals of Customs in Abuja, where security issues affecting ports in the African region are expected to be addressed.
